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  1. MBDA Italy has been awarded the 2010 "Imprese x Innovazione" by Confindustria as well as the "Premio dei Premi" established by the Italian government, following an intense selection and assessment phase lasting about eight months.
  2. US based AISG, a design/build construction, logistics and security firm, has been awarded a complex Operation and Maintenance (O&M) cross-departmental contract for the US Departments of State & Defense in southern Iraq.
  3. The recently announced UN sanctions will not affect Russia's nuclear cooperation with Iran nor its S-300 missile deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said June 10 after claims the deal would be frozen.
  4. Bahrain is bringing in new technology to protect its borders after an almost 10-fold increase in violations by fishermen between 2006 and last year. Figures show that 8 Bahrainis were caught straying into the territorial waters of other countries in...
  5. Lockheed Martin developed the Tactical Digital Assistant (TDA), a ruggedized, handheld devices which allows dismounted Soldiers to maintain secure communications and exchange vital position and situational awareness data with mounted forces in an...
  6. Emirates, the Arab world's largest airline, placed an $11 billion order for 32 A380 jets from EADS's Airbus unit, the biggest ever for the company's superjumbo passenger plane.
  7. FN Herstal recently designed and developed a new integrated weapons system called the Medium Vehicle Pintle (MVP) that provides vehicles operated by Armed Forces - and Special Forces in particular - with maximum firepower.
  8. Russia is close to purchasing a Mistral-class French warship and needs such a vessel to patrol waters around Pacific islands that are the subject of a long-running dispute with Japan, a top General said Tuesday.
  9. Etihad Airways, UAE's national airline, appointed Captain Salah Awadh Alfarjalla Al Ameri as Vice President of Aviation Security and Cadet Pilot Development.
  10. Emirates Airline expects its profits to exceed $1 billion in 2010 and is close to finalising a deal to sell its stake in Sri Lankan Airlines, according to a media report.
 



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