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Lockheed Martin Delivers First 2 Marine Corps F-35s
2012-01-12 Read More...
The first 2 Lockheed Martin production model F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft were delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps

Raytheon Wins Evolved Seasparrow Missile Contract
2012-01-12 Read More...
Raytheon was awarded 2 contracts totaling $212.8 million for the production of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile, with an option for $33 million in additional

Mossad Recruits Iranian Exiles in Iraq
2012-01-12 Read More...
The Israeli spy agency Mossad is using Iranian exiles living in the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan to target Iranian nuclear experts and sabotage the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, says an Iraqi Security Official quoted by the French

Gulf States Brace for Unwanted US-Iran War
2012-01-11 Read More...
The Arab states that lie just miles across the Gulf from Iran are nervously eyeing the prospects of a war between Tehran and the West that none of them want and all know could devastate their

MTU & Navantia Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement
2012-01-11 Read More...
The German propulsion solution specialist MTU Friedrichshafen and the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia signed a strategic long-term cooperation agreement

GA-ASI: New Gear Design on Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper UAS
2012-01-10 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance

Oshkosh Defense to Open New Office in Ottawa
2012-01-10 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, announced today that it will open a new office in Ottawa, Ontario, to support vehicle programs for the Canadian Department of National Defence

US-Israel Preparing for “Biggest Defense Drill Ever”
2012-01-10 Read More...
IDF and U.S. Forces will team up soon for a major missile defense exercise, "the biggest one ever" according to military

Israel to Boost Defense Spending by 6% in 2012
2012-01-09 Read More...
Israel will boost defense spending by about 6 % ($780 million) this year in the face of deepening regional instability, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, after saying last year that he would cut military spending to finance social

General Atomics Delivers Last Generator for CVN 78 Carrier
2012-01-06 Read More...
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS) celebrated a significant milestone with the delivery of the 12th and final Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) energy storage system motor generator set to Naval Air Systems Command

30% Increased Performance for Eurocopter’s EC175
2012-01-06 Read More...
The next-generation Eurocopter EC175 will incorporate significantly increased range and payload capacity when it enters service at the end of this year, and will be the first seven metric ton-category helicopter delivered with such

Urgent Delivery of Slate Kits for VAB Armored Carrier
2012-01-06 Read More...
Under an urgent operational requirement, at the end of November 2011, Renault Trucks Defense supplied 80 SLATE (Acoustic Sniper Localization System) kits to the French defense procurement agency (DGA) for integration with TOP 12.7 versions of the

Pratt & Whitney Wins F135 Engine Production Contract
2012-01-05 Read More...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Pratt & Whitney an undefinitized contract award (UCA) not to exceed $1,122,306,649 for F135 production engines to power the F-35 Lightning

ITT Exelis Tests & Installs EW System to F-16
2012-01-05 Read More...
ITT Exelis has successfully installed and tested a pod-mounted, advanced self-defense electronic warfare system on F-16 aircraft operated by an international

Raytheon Acquires New Cybersecurity Firm
2012-01-04 Read More...
Raytheon Company has acquired privately held Henggeler Computer Consultants, Inc., further extending Raytheon's capabilities to serve the cybersecurity, enterprise architecture and systems engineering needs of customers in the intelligence community

Boeing-NGC to Work on US Ballistic Missile’s GMD
2012-01-04 Read More...
Boeing and industry partner Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) received the development and sustainment contract (DSC) from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the United States'

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