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  1. Boeing announced that it has started production of the new Distributed Targeting System (DTS) for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter.
  2. The Obama administration is preparing to begin talks with Iraq on defining a long-term defense relationship that may include expanded US training help, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s Chief Policy Aide.
  3. Saab has been awarded a multi-year contract for the next generation of laser-based training systems for U.S. Army’s armored combat vehicles. The order value is $17.2 million.
  4. Lockheed Martin held its first Industry Collaboration Forum on 29-30 January 2012 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, launching an effort geared toward strengthening relationships with local industry and creating opportunities for new partnerships.
  5. Held under the full patronage of the UAE Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the support of the UAE Armed Forces, the 2nd edition of the Middle East Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Conference
  6. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) announced that its Laser Systems business unit recently delivered its 25,000th electro-optic (EO) laser system in support of U.S. warfighters since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  7. Coastguards and Naval Forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have contingency plans for a possible attempt by Iran to shut the Strait of Hormuz, a Kuwaiti Maritime Official said this week.
  8. Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company are teaming to compete for a U.S. Navy contract that will upgrade the fleet's capability to electronically attack anti-ship missiles.
  9. Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a US$235 million (AUD$223 million) order to deliver Falcon® tactical radio systems to the Australian Department of Defence
  10. The defense and security company Saab announced that Hungary is taking a long-term strategic decision to continue operating Gripen and ensuring the continued development of its national capability.
 



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