International
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InternationalEuropean Missile Defense Could Include Additional, Mobile Radar: Obering
An additional, mobile radar that could operate in a nation such as Turkey might be added to the fixed-site radar envisioned for installation in the Czech Republic and the interceptor […]
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InternationalNATO Moves Closer To Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Capability
NATO today inaugurates a special testing facility in The Hague, Netherlands–a milestone in the multi-year alliance project to protect deployed operating forces from ballistic missile attack. The integration test bed–ready […]
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InternationalL-3 Shedding Space Microwave Product Line
COM DEV USA, LLC, said Feb. 14 it has agreed to acquire the Passive Microwave Devices product line of L-3 Communications [LLL] Electron Technologies Inc. business unit for $12.2 million […]
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InternationalEuropean Missile Defense Could Include Additional, Mobile Radar: Obering
An additional, mobile radar that could operate in a nation such as Turkey might be added to the fixed-site radar envisioned for installation in the Czech Republic and the interceptor […]
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InternationalMEADS Completes Preliminary Design Review; Tests Set For 2011-13
The American-European Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) completed its preliminary design review (PDR), and a program contractor yesterday voiced confidence that MEADS will be able to shoot down targets […]
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InternationalU.K. Plans Tougher Arms Controls
The U.K. plans to introduce tougher export controls on certain types of arms as a result of a government review of its export controls, a government official said Feb. 6. […]
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InternationalAnalysts Hail Polish Moves Toward Accepting U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Unit
But Involving The European Union Could Kill Defense Shield Plans Approval Needed Soon, Before Bush Leaves Office Next Year Polish steps toward accepting the U.S. proposal to install a Ground-based […]
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Homeland Security
Cross Match Acquires Canadian Firm Labcal
Cross Match Technologies last Friday said it has acquired Canada’s Labcal Technologies in a deal that immediately adds a handheld, wireless card reading and biometric authentication technology that is applicable […]
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Business/FinancialThales Awarded Initial Contract For U.K. FRES SOSI
The U.K. Ministry of Defence Feb. 6 announced it awarded Thales UK an initial six-month contract valued at about $7.8 million to undertake the Systems of Systems Integrator (SOSI) role […]
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Business/FinancialFrance To Buy Lockheed Martin Hellfire II Missiles
The governments of France and the United States have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the sale of Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] precision-strike laser-guided Hellfire II missiles to France. […]