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Secret CIA Base in Gulf to Target Al-Qaeda
2011-06-18 Read More...
Preparing for a worst-case scenario in Yemen, the United States is building a secret CIA air base in the Gulf to target Al-Qaeda terrorists there, in case anti-American factions win the current power struggle and shut US forces out, The Associated

ISNR 2012 to Focus on Homeland Security
2011-06-18 Read More...
International Security and National Resilience (ISNR) Abu Dhabi is drawing in the biggest names in Homeland Security (HLS) and emergency preparedness as it nears its third

Lockheed Martin: New GMLRS Rockets Contract
2011-06-17 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $445 million follow-on contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Unitary rockets from the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command.

Thales-Boeing 1 Ton Class UAV Landing
2011-06-15 Read More...
With its partner Boeing, Thales achieved the full automatic landing of a one ton class VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) UAV. The automatic landing was carried out on the back of a moving trailer, representing the movement of a ship’s

Navistar to field 471 MaxxPro MRAP Vehicles
2011-06-14 Read More...
Navistar Defense, LLC received a $357 million delivery order for an additional 471 International® MaxxPro® Dash vehicles with DXM™ independent

Landay: “US Arms Sales to Egypt Unaffected”
2011-06-13 Read More...
US arms sales to Egypt have been unaffected by the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in February, the Pentagon official in charge of carrying out such programs

Lockheed Martin Receives US Marine Corps Contract
2011-06-10 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $58.6 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for new systems, equipment and support services associated with the Vehicle Optic Sensor Systems II (VOSS II) and Portable Rapid Deployment Surveillance Systems

LM’s JAGM Seeker against Moving Sea Targets
2011-06-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) tri-mode seeker successfully acquired and tracked multiple moving maritime vessels during recent high-speed, captive flight

MBDA: Naval Version of Marte MK2 Missile
2011-06-07 Read More...
A naval configured Marte missile was launched at the Poligono Interforze di Salto di Quirra on 26 May. The purpose of the launch was to qualify the new munition by checking canister behavior during missile launch and ensuring that the missile and

DCNS at UDT Europe 2011
2011-06-06 Read More...
The 2011 edition of the annual UDT Europe show - a leading forum for the international undersea defence community - will be held in London, UK, from 7 to 9 June.

Textron to Build Armored Vehicles for Afghanistan’s Army
2011-06-06 Read More...
Textron Marine & Land Systems announced it has been awarded an Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., to produce up to 440 Medium Armored Security Vehicles (MASV) for the Afghanistan National Army

Dagan: “Israel Should Accept Saudi Peace Plan”
2011-06-04 Read More...
Former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan proposed adopting the Saudi peace proposal during a panel discussion at Tel Aviv University as he assailed Israeli leaders for having “failed to put forth a

ATK: HFI Upgrade for Missile Warning System
2011-06-02 Read More...
ATK announced that its recently-developed Hostile Fire Indication (HFI) capability upgrade for the AAR-47 Missile Warning System has been approved by the Department of the Navy for Fleet

The 4th National Security Middle East Summit
2011-05-07 Read More...
It has been estimated that the UAE is set to double its spending on homeland security from $5.5 billion to $10 billion in the next 10

Gulf Air Defenses to Top $60bn by 2020
2011-05-07 Read More...
Frost & Sullivan’s new analysis “Air Market - Revenue Opportunities and Stakeholder Mapping” said the Gulf military air market is set to generate revenues of $62.90 billion between 2010 and

Harris Wins Tactical Radio Modernization Deal
2011-01-17 Read More...
Harris Corporation received a multi-year contract exceeding $300 million from an international customer to provide military radios and other equipment as part of a tactical communications modernization program.

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