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The fiscal year 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama January 17, provides $235 million for Israel to procure the Iron Dome defense system to counter […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Jan. 14 it notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of upgrades to Singapore’s F-16 Block 52 aircraft and associated equipment, […]

Raytheon [RTN] Jan. 23 said it has received a $1.28 billion direct commercial sales contract from Oman for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS). The award includes ground support equipment, […]

The Army needs an agile strategy if current benign conditions turn sour in the Asia-Pacific region as the service recalibrates from the Middle East to mirror a shift in U.S. […]

BAE Systems UK will rebrand is cybersecurity unit as “BAE Systems Applied Intelligence” from its current name Detica, according to a company newsletter first reported in Reuters.  Set to take effect on […]

The U.S. Pacific Command is working with its service components to maximize the assets they have today and bring in new ones where feasible, and PACOM Commander Adm. Samuel Locklear […]

When the president signs the omnibus spending package, included will be procurement of 20 UH-72A Lakota helicopters, a move welcomed by helicopter producer Airbus Group Inc. “This continuation of the government contract […]

The new Boeing [BA] AH-64E Apache is back in the air, with the issue of a transmission component raised over the end of the year holiday resolved, according to Army and company […]

The detailed spending bill that Congress passed last week preserves military procurement in fiscal year 2014, adding billions of dollars to Navy shipbuilding but slightly reducing the Joint Strike Fighter […]

The Army and Navy in cooperation with Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently demonstrated the Longbow missile’s use for littoral combat and potential use for shipboard launches, the company said on Jan. 14. Multiple […]