Defense Daily International

General Dynamics [GD] European Land Systems has entered a contract with the German Bundesamt fur Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung (BWB) for the delivery of 198 EAGLE IV protected Command and Function […]

General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded $58.3 million to design the new Saudi M1A2 (M1A2S) Abrams [GD] tank for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle […]

The final sniper rifle is now in the hands of troops, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said Nov. 12. Snipers fill a vital and enduring role on the battlefield, in […]

By Geoff Fein Austal USA has been awarded a Phase II $185 million contract to build one Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) with an option for nine more for the […]

Sikorsky [UTX] Aerospace Services, the aftermarket company of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Nov. 4 announced a multi-million-dollar contract to convert six Colombian Air Force UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters into the more […]

FLIR Systems, Inc. (FLIR) announced Nov. 3 that it has been awarded a multi year contract from the Brazilian Navy for six Sea Star SAFIREr III infrared multi-sensor surveillance systems […]

A QinetiQ-led team that includes Boeing [BA] is collectively delivering potentially life-saving pre-deployment training for UK forces before they leave for Afghanistan. The Distributed Synthetic Air Land Training (DSALT) demonstration […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy this week signed a $65 million production contract with Honeywell [HON] for 90 of its T-Hawk micro air vehicle systems that will be used by […]

General Dynamics [GD] United Kingdom Limited recently opened its pioneering defence innovation center. The opening ceremony was conducted by Andrew Tyler, chief operating officer of the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s […]