Defense Daily International

Northrop Grumman [NOC] has received a two-year extension on an existing contract with the United Kingdom Home Office to continue providing services, systems operations and maintenance for a forensic and biometric […]

Germany and Norway officially launched a new long-term naval defense material cooperation agreement for new submarines and naval missiles on Aug. 22 during a visit by the Norwegian Defense Minister […]

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson on Aug. 21 ordered an operational pause in all U.S. fleets around the world following the second collision between an Aegis Arleigh Burke-class […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has picked the Netherlands and Australia to host the European and Pacific warehouses that will store and distribute parts for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II, […]

Britain’s BAE Systems has submitted a bid to the Australian Government for the country’s planned nine anti-submarine frigates, the company said Aug. 10. BAE is one of three companies bidding to partner […]

The U.K.’s newest and largest naval craft, the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, arrived at its homeport of Portsmouth on Aug. 16 during a ceremony. The carrier sailed to Portsmouth […]

The Canadian Acting Minister of Public Services and Procurement announced Aug. 17 an eight-year $631 million contract award France’s Thales to provide in-service support for Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) and […]

The Pentagon on Aug. 10 said the State Department has okayed a potential $24.9 million foreign military sale of Boeing [BA]-built RGM-84L Harpoon Block II ship-launched missiles to Thailand. The pending sales […]