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  1. MBDA, the European leader and global player in missiles and missile systems, generated €3 billion of revenue in 2011.
  2. The Airbus Military A400M final assembly line (FAL) in Seville (Spain) has begun working on the second serial production A400M.
  3. Strategically located on the opposite side of the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, the Sultanate of Oman said the risk of military conflict between Tehran and the West was rising but there was still plenty of opportunity to negotiate peace.
  4. ITT Exelis announced that its weapon ejection release technology successfully launched an MK 54 torpedo from the P-8A Poseidon test aircraft, T-3, over a test range in the Atlantic Ocean. This first airborne weapons separation test confirms the...
  5. H.H. Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Interior and Deputy Prime Minister, opened the 5th edition of the International Security and National Resilience (ISNR) Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
  6. Austal’s order backlog has grown by US$691 million as a result of 2 additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract options being exercised by the U.S. Navy.
  7. Securing Asia 2012 is a unique opportunity for the Asian Security sector to interact in a neutral forum with Western solution providers of all sizes from prime contractors to SMEs.
  8. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has been awarded a $334 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and support.
  9. A new report on conventional arms transfers shows Syria imported nearly six times more weapons in 2007-2011 than in the previous five-year period, with Russia accounting for 72% of the arms supplies.
  10. Iraq has implemented tight security measures in its capital of Baghdad, ahead of the 23rd Arab League Summit scheduled to commence in Baghdad on March 29, Press TV reports.
 



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