Defense Daily International

CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pa.–Results of the Unified Quest 2008 wargame will be closely read by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Commander Adm. Eric Olson, […]

Britain’s Cobham plc on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the radio frequency and microwave components and subsystems business of M/A-COM from Tyco Electronics [TEL] for $425 million in […]

An aerospace working group wants some satellite components exempted from U.S. export control restrictions, a change its leader says would benefit national security. The group plans to compare U.S. commercial […]

A new NATO Airlift Management Organization (NAMO) is looking to spend upward of $700 million for C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security […]

G4S plc, the world’s leading international security solutions group, announced May 7 it completed its approximately $85 million acquisition of ArmorGroup International plc. “ArmorGroup is highly complementary to our existing […]

Scores of lawmakers in Congress have asked President Bush to deploy a U.S. missile defense radar in Israel that would be linked to a planned American missile defense system protecting […]

The Canadian government on Friday rejected Alliant Techsystems‘ [ATK] proposed acquisition of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates‘ (MDA) space business saying the deal demonstrated no net benefit to Canada. “I have […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said last week it is expanding its presence in the Middle East region with the opening of a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “Saudi Arabia represents […]

DRS Technologies [DRS] recently said it is in discussions regarding a “potential strategic transaction” for the company following a report in the Wall Street Journal that Italian aerospace and defense […]