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Thailand suffers delay in APC deliveries in light of German export refusal
The Royal Thai Army's (RTA's) delivery of the first batch of Ukrainian-manufactured BTR-3E1 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) has been delayed, a senior official of ...
06-Nov-2009
DCNS to expand business in Asia Pacific
DCNS has described the setting up of local partnerships as a key element of its business strategy for expanding its presence in Asia, a regional...
06-Nov-2009
Thailand mulls privatisation as defence manufacturing push gathers pace
Thailand has increased indigenous defence manufacturing targets in response to the growing costs of military procurement, the director general of the Thai Ministry of Defence's...
06-Nov-2009
Australia and US update submarine co-operation agreement
Australia and the US have updated a key submarine agreement that provides for industrial and naval co-operation on issues that include the support of the...
06-Nov-2009
Saab forms Thai joint venture to meet Gripen/Erieye obligations
Saab and Avia Satcom, a Bangkok-based telecommunications company, are to form a joint venture (JV) in Thailand to facilitate the Swedish company's technology transfer ...
06-Nov-2009
Raytheon appoints new head of ISS unit
Raytheon Company has named Chris Foster as head of business development for its Information Security Solutions (ISS) business. In this role, Foster will lead ...
06-Nov-2009
South Africa calls time on A400M
The South African government decided on 4 November to withdraw from the A400M military transport aircraft programme due to delays and spiralling acquisition costs, although...
06-Nov-2009
MBDA bids to demilitarise UK and France's MLRS
European missile systems company MBDA is bidding for two separate contracts to demilitarise 49,000 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) currently held by the UK and...
06-Nov-2009
Bland Group buys Universal as defence presence grows
Bland Group - the Gibraltar-based shipping, tourism, advertising and hovercraft company - has made its second acquisition in the UK defence manufacturing sector with ...
06-Nov-2009
Ruag warns 2,000 jobs may be lost through Swiss export ban
Swiss defence group Ruag has warned that up to 2,000 jobs - almost one-third of its total workforce - could be lost if the ...
05-Nov-2009
Israel's IMI signs technology transfer agreement with Thailand
Israel Military Industries (IMI) and the Thai Ministry of Defence (MoD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a view to producing 155...
05-Nov-2009
Shaanxi Baoji eyes export opportunities for ZFB05 APC
China's Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles Manufacturing Company has told Jane's that the global economic downturn is aiding its efforts to expand the domestic and ...
05-Nov-2009
BAE Systems appoints new Land & Armaments president
BAE Systems has announced the appointment of Bob Murphy as president of the group's Land & Armaments division: a post vacated by Linda Hudson ...
05-Nov-2009
Doosan DST seeks funds to boost expansion
South Korean defence firm Doosan DST is planning to launch an initial public offering (IPO) by mid-2010, a company official confirmed to Jane's on...
05-Nov-2009
Dyncorp reports 35% increased earnings per share
Dyncorp International - the US provider of outsourced services for the country's Department of Defense (DoD) - has posted a 35 per cent increase ...
05-Nov-2009
ManTech appoints new vice-president for Business Development
US defence intelligence services group ManTech International Corporation has appointed former Bechtel National executive Sally Sullivan to the position of executive vice-president for Business ...
05-Nov-2009
QinetiQ North America appoints senior vice-president
QinetiQ North America has appointed Mary Craft senior vice-president for National Systems within the company's Mission Solutions Group, it was announced on 4 November. ...
05-Nov-2009
Spirit AeroSystems shows improvements in third-quarter results
Aerospace components manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems returned both improved sales and earnings for the third quarter of the year. The US-based group told investors on...
05-Nov-2009
Textron Systems announces new chief financial officer
Textron Systems announced on 4 November that Robert Sullivan has been promoted to chief financial officer following the retirement of the current incumbent, John ...
05-Nov-2009
Malaysian ASDIC proposal receives approval
Malaysia's plan to form a Southeast Asian defence industry council has been approved by regional defence ministers, Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad ...
04-Nov-2009
Saab and Mahindra Satyam to work together in India
Swedish defence aerospace group Saab and Indian business and IT services company Mahindra Satyam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop operations...
04-Nov-2009
Defence orders boost Cobham sales
Cobham's revenues have "grown strongly" in the first nine months of 2009, as solid performance by its defence and government businesses offset poorer results ...
04-Nov-2009
Rockwell Collins reports declining FY09 revenues despite defence sector boost
Rockwell Collins saw an overall decline in sales and earnings for Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09), despite a 25 per cent increase in defence and ...
04-Nov-2009
Oshkosh FY09 net income plunges despite strong defence performance
Oshkosh Corporation has seen a significant fall in sales and net income for 2009 despite a strong performance in the US truck maker's defence ...
04-Nov-2009
Logica reports third-quarter results 'in line with expectations'
UK-based IT group Logica has reported static results for the third quarter of 2009 (3Q09) and has maintained its outlook for the full year. ...
04-Nov-2009
BAE Systems secures new T-11 parachute contract
BAE Systems has won a USD8.7 million contract to supply new T-11 parachutes to the US Army, as part of a modernisation drive by ...
04-Nov-2009
Kratos sees 10.5% increase in third-quarter revenues
Revenues at United States-based defence, IT and security solutions provider Kratos Defence and Security Solutions have increased 10.5 per cent to USD86.1 million for ...
04-Nov-2009
Canberra to make decision on JSF procurement in 'very near future'
Greg Combet, Australian Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, has indicated that Canberra is likely to decide "in the very near future" the ...
03-Nov-2009
Australia launches design study for Future Submarine Project
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has signed a contract with the RAND Corporation to complete a domestic design study for the Royal Australian ...
03-Nov-2009
USAF issues light-attack/trainer aircraft RfI for Afghanistan
The US Air Force (USAF) has issued a request for information (RfI) to find an advanced flight trainer and light-attack aircraft for the Afghanistan ...
03-Nov-2009
NORINCO signs aluminium delivery contract with RUSAL
China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO), one of the country's largest defence companies, has signed a contract with Russian firm United Company (UC) RUSAL for ...
03-Nov-2009
Samsung's Electronics surveillance camera business to merge with Samsung Techwin
Seoul-based defence company Samsung Techwin will merge with the surveillance camera division of its larger affiliate Samsung Electronics next year in a bid to ...
03-Nov-2009
Rockwell Collins sees 12% fall in net income for FY09
Rockwell Collins has continued to see a decline in consolidated sales and earnings during the year, despite record growth in its defence-related businesses. On...
03-Nov-2009
Germany's Rheinmetall and MAN set to create joint venture
Rheinmetall Defence and German truck manufacturer MAN look poised to finalise a joint venture (JV) for the production of military wheeled vehicles for use ...
03-Nov-2009
Rolls-Royce plays down hopes of rapid recovery
Rolls-Royce continues to expect its underlying revenues to increase during 2009, although profits will remain flat, as the group awaits a recovery across all ...
03-Nov-2009
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