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U.S. Steps Up Contingency Plans In Case Israel Strikes Iran
2012-01-16 Read More...
The U.S government is concerned that Israel is preparing to take military action against Iran over U.S. objections, and has stepped up contingency planning to safeguard U.S. facilities in the region, The Wall Street Journal reported late

2nd US Aircraft Carrier Deployed in the Gulf
2012-01-13 Read More...
A second US aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, has arrived in the Gulf region, the Pentagon said Wednesday, calling the move "routine" and denying any link to mounting tensions with

Navistar Defense to Upgrade MRAP Vehicle Fleet
2012-01-11 Read More...
Navistar Defense, LLC received an $880 million delivery order to upgrade 2,717 International® MaxxPro® Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.

Obama Reveals New Defense Strategy
2012-01-10 Read More...
President Barack Obama vowed last week the U.S. military would maintain its “superiority” and bolster its presence in Asia despite planned cuts to the defense

Pentagon: “U.S. Not Seeking Hormuz Confrontation”
2012-01-04 Read More...
The Pentagon said it was not seeking a confrontation with Iran over transit in the Strait of Hormuz, even as it dismissed an Iranian military threat meant to keep US aircraft carriers out of the

General Dynamics Acquires Force Protection
2011-12-22 Read More...
General Dynamics completed, this week, its acquisition of Force Protection, Inc., a provider of blast- and ballistic-protected platforms that support the armed forces of the United States and its

Robonic Delivers 8th Pneumatic Launcher to Cassidian
2011-12-20 Read More...
Robonic Ltd Oy (a subsidiary of Sagem, Safran group) has delivered its 8th Robonic Kontio (type MC2555LLR) pneumatic launcher to Cassidian, an EADS company, to be used to expand the company's on-going target drone services

Lockheed Submits Aegis CSEA Proposal to U.S. Navy
2011-12-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin submitted its final proposal to the U.S. Navy to provide combat system engineering services, including design, development, integration, test and life cycle support for Aegis-equipped

Cubic Wins Middle East Training Contract
2011-12-15 Read More...
Cubic Corporation has signed a prime contract with a major Middle East customer to provide comprehensive marksmanship and small arms training

Lockheed Delivers ISR System to U.S. Air Force’s C-130J
2011-12-12 Read More...
An airborne signals intelligence system configured specifically for the newest C-130J aircraft has been delivered to the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Delivers Laser Rangefinder Designators to U.S. Apache
2011-12-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin delivered the first Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) upgrade prototype units to the U.S. Army for use on the Apache attack

1st US Army Order for Saab's Carl-Gustaf
2011-12-01 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract with the U.S. Army for the company's Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon

General Atomics-EMS Expands Electric Motor Facility
2011-12-01 Read More...
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems division (GA-EMS) recently completed expansion and start-up of a 6,250 square foot advanced vacuum pressure impregnation and motor winding facility at its manufacturing and test site in Tupelo,

ATK Performs 1st Orbit Insertion of a Satellite
2011-11-30 Read More...
ATK successfully performed the first orbit insertion of a satellite using its new STAR(tm) 48BV rocket motor with an innovative vectorable

Pilatus Delivers the 1,100th PC-12
2011-11-24 Read More...
In a ceremony yesterday at Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd’s facility in Broomfield, Colorado, the Swiss aircraft manufacturer delivered the 1,100th unit of its flagship single engine turboprop

Panetta Urges Congress to Stop Automatic Defense Cuts
2011-11-23 Read More...
Automatic spending cuts that could result from a special congressional committee’s failure to reach a deficit-reduction agreement could “tear a seam” in U.S. defense, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said late

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