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In an Australian first, infrastructure firm Global Road Technology (GRT) said Feb. 3 it has been commissioned by the Indonesian military to build and develop roads across more than 900 miles (1,500 […]

The Army is considering the next step for the CH-47F Chinook helicopter, produced by Boeing [BA], to provide more capability and lift and keep the heavy lifter relevant in coming years, officials […]

Contending with violence at home, Iraq is working to modernize its military with U.S. help as the Pentagon on Jan. 27 officially notified Congress of two potential foreign military sales […]

Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland on Jan. 29 received two contracts totaling about $1.2 billion from the U.K. Ministry of Defense to upgrade AH-64 Apache and Merlin helicopters, while supporting the economy.  A […]

The Marine Corps is seeking alternative sources of funding for its Software Reprogrammable Payload (SRP) software-defined radio, which the service sees as a game-changer in boosting communications capabilities and mission […]

Buoyed by strong results in its commercial airplane and defense segments, Boeing [BA]–which manufactures Apache and Chinook helicopters–on Jan. 29 posted higher sales and a double-digit increase in net income although it […]

Airbus Helicopter–a division of Airbus Group–closed 2013 with 497 deliveries, an increase from the prior year, according to its president. Airbus Helicopters President Guillaume Faury said the company, which recently […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] is developing a civil variant of its C-130J Super Hercules military cargo aircraft to be designated LM-100J. Lockheed Martin said Monday it formally submitted a program notification […]

The administration of President Barack Obama is prioritizing the completion of rewriting the U.S. Munitions List (USML) in 2014 as part of its export control reform initiative. The administration’s export […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday said it successfully conducted the second Production Qualification Test (PQT) recently for the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead at White Sands […]