Abu Dhabi-based International Golden Group (IGG), a top distribution company for high-end defence solutions, has signed a $150 million contract with a US-based technology firm for delivery of its two breakthrough products.
IGG signed the agreement...
2009-08-04 12:55:00
Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered the final, first stage solid rocket motor for the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) July 23 to the U.S. Air Force under the Propulsion Replacement Program (PRP).
2009-08-04 09:12:12
Raytheon Company received a $9.9 million contract to perform concept studies for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR).
2009-08-04 08:58:36
Lockheed Martin today delivered the first fully modernized C-5M Super Galaxy to the U.S. Air Force at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Ga.
The aircraft is the first of three developmental test C-5M aircraft to be delivered, with the...
2009-08-04 00:00:00
Up-armored Hummers are still the most common vehicles in front-line service with American forces. To date, however, soldiers have reported problems getting doors open or getting out of the vehicle after land mine blasts, or during accidents that...
2009-08-04 00:00:00
Morocco’s combat air force currently flies 2 squadrons of old F-5s, and 2 squadrons of only slightly newer Mirage F1s; T-37 light jets serve as key transitional trainers. Their neighbor and rival Algeria flies MiG-23s of similar vintage, but the...
2009-08-04 00:00:00
The remains of a US Navy pilot have been found and positively identified, more than 18 years after he was shot down over Iraq and became the first US casualty of the first Gulf War, the US Defense Department said.
The Pentagon's announcement...
2009-08-03 08:18:41
Saab have been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) to deliver training systems in support of British Army training exercises in Kenya. The order value is in the region of MSEK 250 to 300 dependent upon options.
2009-08-03 00:00:00
Finmeccanica, through its companies SELEX Sistemi Integrati, OTO Melara and WASS, has been selected by the United Arab Emirates Navy to supply it with naval and underwater systems for a new Abu Dhabi class ship.
The platform for the ship will be...
2009-08-03 00:00:00
Shoddy wiring and poorly-maintained electrical equipment could turn thousands of Bahraini homes into potential fire hazards this summer, authorities have warned.
2009-08-02 00:00:00