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South Korea kickstarts artillery system project
South Korea's Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) has launched a project to indigenously develop a mobile artillery vehicle system (MAVS). A DAPA official ...
08-Feb-2010
US Air Force orders more Sniper ATPs
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Lockheed Martin a USD59 million contract for additional AN/AAQ-33 Sniper advanced targeting pods (ATPs). The order is...
08-Feb-2010
France set to upgrade its AWACS fleet
The French Air Force is to upgrade its four E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft under a USD324 million Foreign Military Sales ...
08-Feb-2010
Boeing to provide engineering services for RAAF Hornets
Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing, has been awarded a contract to provide engineering support services for the Royal Australian Air ...
08-Feb-2010
Taiwan buys three EC 225 helicopters
The Taiwan air force has selected the Eurocopter EC 225 to meet its requirements for a medium-lift helicopter for search-and-rescue missions, the Taiwan Ministry ...
08-Feb-2010
Briefing: BAE Systems' settlement does little to harm its future prospects
BAE Systems' announcement on 5 February that it had agreed to pay penalties of almost USD450 million to the US Department of Justice (DoJ) ...
08-Feb-2010
Prodrive reveals further expansion into defence sector
UK motorsport specialist Prodrive is pursuing a diverse array of defence opportunities ranging from composite materials to unmanned aerial vehicle technologies as it seeks to...
08-Feb-2010
EADS and L&T on verge of seeking joint Indian venture ... again
Pan-European defence and aerospace group EADS and private Indian defence company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) are reworking a proposal to establish a joint venture...
08-Feb-2010
Rolls-Royce wins Dutch support ship order
Rolls-Royce has been subcontracted by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) to provide Bergen diesel engines for the Royal Netherlands Navy's Joint Support Ship (JSS). ...
08-Feb-2010
BAE Systems agrees groundbreaking transatlantic settlement with US DoJ and UK SFO
BAE Systems has agreed to pay fines of almost USD450 million to the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO)...
05-Feb-2010
DSA leaders resign following rejection of AgustaWestland offer, parliament hears
The chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO) of Denel Saab Aerostructures (DSA) resigned after their board turned down additional work proposed by...
05-Feb-2010
Oshkosh not eyeing BAE Systems' Sealy plant
Oshkosh has ruled out buying BAE Systems' plant in Sealy, Texas, for the manufacture of vehicles under the US Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles ...
05-Feb-2010
Singapore Air Show 2010: China's AVIC targets sales of new UAV export variants
China's Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) was targeting sales of two new export variants of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Singapore Air Show 2010. ...
05-Feb-2010
Singapore Air Show 2010: ST Engineering focuses on military vehicle exports
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has revealed an export strategy focused primarily on increasing sales of its military vehicles. Patrick Choy, the group's director...
05-Feb-2010
Singapore Air Show 2010: EADS announces Indonesia as potential A400M customer
A senior EADS official has indicated that Indonesia is a possible customer for the A400M tactical transport aircraft. Speaking at the Singapore Air Show ...
05-Feb-2010
ATK appoints new president and CEO
ATK's board of directors has appointed Mark DeYoung as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO) with immediate effect, the company announced on ...
05-Feb-2010
ATK reports 14% rise in third quarter operating profits
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has posted a 14 per cent rise in third quarter operating profits of USD136.4 million, driven by continued strong performances in ...
05-Feb-2010
Singapore Air Show 2010: Lockheed Martin expects to sign Royal Thai Air Force upgrade programme deal
Lockheed Martin is expecting to sign a deal with Thailand over the next year to commence a mid-life upgrade programme (MLU) on the Royal...
05-Feb-2010
US appears committed to Taiwan arms package
The notification to US Congress on 29 January concerning the long-stalled USD6.5 billion weapons package to Taiwan is being seen by a number of US-Taiwan...
05-Feb-2010
Singapore Air Show 2010: KAI 'too sensitive' to sell
The sale of a major stake in Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is unlikely to take place in the foreseeable future despite interest from several ...
04-Feb-2010
Singapore Air Show 2010: Boeing to look to Asia-Pacific market for quarter of defence sales
Boeing is targeting a rapid expansion of sales in the Asia-Pacific market over the next five years, a senior official stated at the Singapore ...
04-Feb-2010
US budget request progresses DoD's agenda for procurement reform
US President Barack Obama sent a proposed defence budget of USD708 billion for Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) to Congress on 1 February 2010, cementing the...
04-Feb-2010
Singapore Air Show 2010: Northrop Grumman targets Southeast Asia to offset flat US spending
Northrop Grumman has cited a flattening defence budget in the United States as one of the main drivers of its strategy to expand sales in...
04-Feb-2010
Thales secures Dassault Aviation maintenance contract
Thales has signed a ten-year period fixed-price contract with Dassault Aviation to provide maintenance support for avionics equipment on Rafale multirole combat aircraft, which ...
04-Feb-2010
GenCorp's Aerojet sector reports strong 2009 figures
GenCorp's Aerojet business drove stronger profits and sales for 2009, while net income leapt from USD1.5 million to USD59.3 million as a result of ...
04-Feb-2010
Singapore Air Show 2010: ST Kinetics wins L70 gun order from Brazil
ST Kinetics, the land systems arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering), has been awarded a contract to supply five 40 mm L70 naval ...
04-Feb-2010
DRS secures $10m SIGINT deal
DRS Technologies' Defense Solutions unit has won a USD10 million contract to deliver commercial off-the-shelf direction-finding systems to an undisclosed customer. Under the contract,...
04-Feb-2010
Charles Stark Draper Lab wins Trident systems award
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a USD131 million contract to the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory for the purchase of items for ...
04-Feb-2010
Northrop Grumman posts improved figures for 2009
Northrop Grumman reported sales and earnings growth for 2009 as a result of improved figures across all business units during the year, it emerged ...
04-Feb-2010
ITT defence and information sector records fall in sales
ITT Corporation's largest segment, Defense and Information Solutions, suffered a six per cent fall in sales of USD1.6 billion during the fourth quarter of ...
04-Feb-2010
Aerostar wins Poland's UAS procurement contest
Poland has selected the Aerostar Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV), manufactured by the Israeli company Aeronautics, to meet its requirement for medium-range tactical unmanned aerial...
03-Feb-2010
US budget request reflects counter-insurgency emphasis
The US Department of Defense (DoD) released its Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) budget request on 1 February, calling for a modest increase in the US...
03-Feb-2010
UK armed forces face tough choices, says MoD Green Paper
Defence procurement on the scale and complexity needed to satisfy UK requirements presents "formidable challenges" and the UK armed forces will face difficult decisions going...
03-Feb-2010
Selex Galileo eyes radar opportunities in Asia Pacific
Finmeccanica subsidiary Selex Galileo has highlighted opportunities for sales of its family of radars in the Asia Pacific region despite controls imposed by the ...
03-Feb-2010
PZL Swidnik says Philippines helicopter contract 'not finalised'
Poland's PZL Swidnik has insisted that it has not finalised a contract for the delivery of PZL W-3 Sokol medium helicopters for the Philippines ...
03-Feb-2010
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