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Rheinmetall has secured a contract with Greece to supply the Hellenic armed forces with tank ammunition valued at approximately $69.6 million. The order includes 12,000 rounds of 120mm ammunition, the […]

A key Boeing [BA] executive expects 30 percent of the company’s defense, space and security (BDS) revenue to come from the international sector as the declining domestic defense market continues […]

A key Lockheed Martin [LMT] executive expects final negotiations to wrap up by the end of September for a potential $1 billion deal to centralize data centers for Australia’s defense […]

Airbus Defense and Space Aug. 11said it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued up to $500 million to provide services related to hosting United States Air Force […]

BAE Systems Aug. 11 said it has an agreement for the proposed sale of its holding in BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa Proprietary Limited (LSSA) to Denel (SOC) Limited […]

U.S. Special Operations Command this month awarded a $187-million sole-source contract to Saab Dynamics for the Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-personnel Weapon System (MAAWS), known as the Carl Gustaf. The work will […]

The United States and 16 partner nations with a total of about 500 military and civilian personnel began the annual PANAMAX 2014 exercise Aug. 8. The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-sponsored […]

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured Europe and Asia last week to improve global partnerships amid turmoil across the Middle East and Ukraine. In several public appearances and media briefings, Hagel […]

Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets employing laser-guided Joint Direct Attack Munitions–JDAM–bombs struck Islamist militants in Iraq Aug. 8 in response to advances on the northern Kurdish city of Erbil, the Pentagon […]

CBP Issues RFP for Baggage Scanner X-Ray Systems Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for baggage scanner X-Ray systems under the agency’s Non-Intrusive Inspection […]