Defense Daily International
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InternationalDRS Confirms Interest In Sale
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 […]
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InternationalGeneral Dynamics Wins U.K. MoD FRES Utility Design Work
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected General Dynamics [GD] U.K. subsidiary as the provisionally preferred bidder for the Utility Vehicle Design (UVD) for the Future Rapid Effect […]
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InternationalNew Philippine Army Chief Vows A Professional, Capable, Responsive Army
Lt. Gen. Victor Ibrado became the 50th commanding general of the Philippine army May 14, vowing the vision of a professional, capable and responsive army for peace and development and […]
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InternationalNATO Opens New Cyber Defense Center of Excellence
Seven NATO nations and the Allied Command Transformation signed the documents for the formal establishment of a Cooperative Cyber Defence (CCD) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Talin, Estonia, the alliance […]
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InternationalSouth Korea Looking To Buy 35 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to South Korea. South Korea will spend $25 million on a possible sale of 35 AIM-9X […]
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InternationalFuture Wargame Affects Future Plans
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, […]
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InternationalCobham To Acquire Microwave Supplier M/A-COM From Tyco
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 […]
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InternationalWorking Group Examining Export Control Changes For Satellite Industry
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 […]
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InternationalNew NATO Group To Spend $700 Million On Globemasters
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 […]
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InternationalG4S Completes Acquisition of ArmorGroup International plc
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 […]