International
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InternationalLt. Gen. Campbell Sees North Korea, Iran Racing For Nuclear-Tipped ICBMs
A clear trend is emerging that rogue nations such as Iran and North Korea are in “a sprint, not a marathon,” racing to develop ICBMs that could be tipped with […]
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InternationalKaman Acquires U.K. Aerospace Firm Brookhouse Holdings
Kaman Corp. [KAMN] recently said it has acquired Brookhouse Holdings, Ltd., a United Kingdom-based designer and manufacturer of composite aerostructures, aerospace tooling and repair services for $85.1 million in cash, […]
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InternationalExercise Provides Nations Opportunity To Hone Submarine Rescue Skills
For the first time in the seven-year history of Bold Monarch, the Russian navy took part in the international submarine exercise that brings together 18 countries in a cooperative effort […]
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InternationalSCHOTT’s NightViper Optical Scope Allows Soldiers To See Around Corners
SCHOTT‘s Fiber Optics Defense Division June 16 introduced NightViper, a system that allows soldiers to view around corners, under doors and through holes in a building when attached to standard […]
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CongressGAO, WCO Outline Challenges To Scanning All U.S. Bound Cargo Containers
By Calvin Biesecker A congressional mandate that all cargo containers bound for the United States be electronically scanned for threats raises a host of challenges for the U.S. and foreign […]
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Business/FinancialDRS Had Higher Offer For Sale From Another Foreign Company
By Calvin Biesecker DRS Technologies [DRS] disclosed last week that a foreign company offered it more money for a potential acquisition than the $81 per share it eventually accepted from […]
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InternationalAnother Step Forward For NATO Strategic Airlift
The Defence Ministers of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) nations met at NATO Headquarters to review progress June 12 and map the way forward to meet the goal of receiving […]
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InternationalExercise Provides Nations Opportunity To Hone Submarine Rescue Skills
By Geoff Fein For the first time in the seven-year history of Bold Monarch, the Russian navy took part in the international submarine exercise that brings together 18 countries in […]
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Homeland Security
Rubin Proposes Major Improvement For European Missile Defense; Would Counter Missiles From India Through Northern Africa
A major improvement could be made in the proposed European Missile Defense (EMD) system that the United States wishes to install to protect Europe from Iranian missile attacks, by increasing […]
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Homeland Security
Campbell Suggests Missile Defense Shield Needs Centralized Planning, Coordination
But Combatant Commanders Would Retain Power To Execute Missile Kills In Their Regions Allied Nations Also Should Be Linked To BMD The multi-layered global ballistic missile defense (BMD) shield should […]