International
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InternationalSagem Wins French UAV Datalink Contract
SAFRAN Group recently said the French defense procurement agency DGA has chosen Sagem over a field of competing companies to design the datalink system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). According […]
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InternationalAustralia Awards GE 12-Year Engine Contract
GE said it has been awarded a 12-year Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the Australian Department of Defence for F404 and F414 engines powering the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) […]
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InternationalRotem Plans Solar Power For IDF Base
Israel’s Rotem is currently planning and articulating an RFI for the establishment of the solar power station in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Nevatim base in the Negev desert. “Rotem […]
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InternationalUK MOD Developing ‘Holey’ Armor
Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) Tuesday acknowledged that developing protective vehicle armor with holes in it may not seem the most obvious way to increase protection for British troops on […]
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InternationalCMC Investing $149 Million in Avionics R&D
Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) recently said it would invest $149.4 million in research and development over the next five years following the Canadian government decision to support an initiative to […]
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InternationalNorthrop Grumman To Provide Army Software Engineering Support
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Wednesday it has been awarded a delivery order potentially valued at $71.2 million over three years, to provide software engineering support to the Headquarters, U.S. Army, […]
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Business/FinancialATK Gets $55 Million Navy LRIP Contract For AARGM
The Navy last month awarded Alliant Techsystems [ATK] a $55 million Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the advanced anti-radiation guided missile (AARGM), the company reported yesterday. The contract […]
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Business/FinancialObama Pledges To Continue War Against Terrorists, But Offers Comity If They Stop Killing Innocents
New Obama White House Website Offers Only Limited Support For Ballistic Missile Defense Programs Barack Hussein Obama pledged to continue waging war on terrorists, vowing to stymie their massacre of […]
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CongressObama Seeks Ban On Anti-Satellite Weapons; Also Seeks To Counter Threats To U.S. Space Assets
Barack Obama as president is spelling out his policies, including a call to protect U.S. space assets by using both military and diplomatic means, and by hardening satellites against attack. […]
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CongressAnalysts See Iran Confronting Obama On Nukes, Moscow Assailing Him On European Missile Shield; Defense Outlays Would Be Prime Economic Aid
As Barack Obama enters the White House, he will inherit multiple problems that bedeviled President Bush during his years in office, including an Iran obstinately refusing to abandon its nuclear […]