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UK reveals further ministerial appointments
The UK government announced on 6 October a series of new appointments within its defence ministerial team following the 3 October selection of John ...
06-Oct-2008
Boeing details defence deliveries for FY08
Boeing announced on 3 October that major programme deliveries across its defence operations in Fiscal Year 2008, up to and including the third quarter ...
06-Oct-2008
$6.46bn deal ends hiatus in US-Taiwan arms trade
The Bush administration has notified the US Congress of its plan to provide military equipment to Taiwan worth USD6.46 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency...
06-Oct-2008
Thales places UK carrier propulsion contracts
Thales UK announced on 6 October that it had signed contracts valued at GBP235 million (USD416 million) with Rolls-Royce, Converteam and L-3 relating to ...
06-Oct-2008
Credit crunch offers new opportunities, says FLIR Systems
The current financial crisis will create new merger and acquisition opportunities for FLIR Systems, the company has told Jane's . Speaking at the...
06-Oct-2008
Delays hit DMA/SBAC merger talks
The head of exports at the UK Defence Manufacturers Association (DMA) has said that the finalisation of "peripheral aspects" has delayed the organisation's potential ...
06-Oct-2008
Saab consultant faces charges in confidentiality case
Saab announced on 6 October that charges have been brought against an unnamed consultant who is accused of gaining unauthorised access to confidential documents ...
06-Oct-2008
Sofradir bids to buy Electrophysics
French infrared (IR) detector manufacturer Sofradir is to acquire Electrophysics, a US developer of advanced high-performance IR equipment, the companies announced on 6 October. ...
06-Oct-2008
The week ahead: AUSA holds annual meeting
Events 6-8 October: Association of the US Army (AUSA) 2008 Annual Meeting & Exposition - Washington, DC, United States The AUSA annual meeting ...
06-Oct-2008
Taiwan eyes greater self-sufficiency from US arms deal
Taiwan is seeking to leverage improved domestic military maintenance capabilities from its pending USD6.46 billion procurement of defence hardware from the United States, according to...
06-Oct-2008
US weapons deal with India deepens defence ties
The US Defense Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential sale of CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapons (SFW) and associated equipment and services...
06-Oct-2008
Oriol appointed Rafael USA top gun
Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on 4 October that Oron Oriol has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its ...
06-Oct-2008
MTU extends deal to supply US Army engines
German heavy diesel powerplant manufacturer Tognum has announced expected revenues of USD10 million per year as a result of subsidiary MTU Detroit Diesel continuing ...
06-Oct-2008
Analysis: Israel's JSF request points to fighter costs
Despite the widely cited unit Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) cost of USD50 million announced by Lockheed Martin in 2006 (USD52.4 million in 2008 dollars), ...
03-Oct-2008
Australia 'needs to reform its procurement processes'
A reform of Australia's procurement processes is needed to respond to the economic and military expansion taking place in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Procurement...
03-Oct-2008
Australian DoD prepares to publish financial audit results
Australia's Department of Defence (DoD) has announced that it will publish the results of an unqualified financial audit on 31 October. In a 3...
03-Oct-2008
Taiwan's AIDC continues to pursue privatisation dreams
Taiwan's state-owned military aviation specialist, the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC), is still hoping to be privatised over the next year or so despite...
03-Oct-2008
Deihl disbands its External Relations department
Germany's Diehl Group announced on 2 October that it has disbanded its External Relations department in order to "intensify direct contact of [its] executives ...
03-Oct-2008
General Dynamics announces top-level staff changes
General Dynamics (GD) announced on 2 October a number of top-level changes within its Land Systems and Marine Systems businesses. David Heebner, president of ...
03-Oct-2008
Hutton takes up role as UK secretary of state for defence
John Hutton has replaced Des Browne as the UK secretary of state for defence under a wider reshuffle of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet, ...
03-Oct-2008
USN contracts General Electric for F404 engine support
The US Navy (USN) has awarded General Electric a USD641 million five-year performance-based logistics (PBL) requirements contract for repair, replacement and programme support for ...
03-Oct-2008
Boeing sets up new training organisation
Boeing announced on 2 October that it is creating a "unified training organisation" within its commercial aviation services division. The group's Alteon subsidiary will...
03-Oct-2008
Northrop Grumman looks outside US for growth in electronic systems
Northrop Grumman expects to see higher growth in electronic systems outside the United States than domestically over the next five years, the company has...
02-Oct-2008
Sri Lanka puts forward FY09 defence budget
Sri Lanka's government has proposed a defence budget of LKR177.1 billion (USD1.6 billion) for Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09), marking an increase of 6.4 per ...
02-Oct-2008
India strikes deal for more Russia-made Smerch rockets
India is set to take delivery of a further 18 Russian-made Smerch long-range surface-to-surface multiple rocket systems (MRSs), according to a director of Moscow's ...
02-Oct-2008
UK defence industry bodies hold merger talks
The UK Defence Manufacturers Association (DMA) and the UK Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) have announced a potential merger of the two organisations. ...
02-Oct-2008
Spanish MoD faces budget cut
Spain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is facing a 3.9 per cent cut in its spending next year as the government prepares to counteract the ...
02-Oct-2008
Pakistan's KSEW plans to issue RfP for shipyard design
Pakistan's Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) is shortly to issue a request for proposals (RfP) to three international companies to provide design consultancy ...
02-Oct-2008
ICx wins systems development contract from US Army
ICx Technologies, a United States-based developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, has been awarded a system-engineering, analysis ...
02-Oct-2008
Cobham wraps up GMS purchase
UK defence aerospace group Cobham has completed the purchase of United States-based intelligence and surveillance company GMS for USD26 million in cash. Located in...
02-Oct-2008
Curtiss-Wright acquires UK-based Mechetronics
Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced on 2 October that it has acquired UK-based electromagnetic actuator supplier Mechetronics for USD2.8 million. Mechetronics is a global supplier of...
02-Oct-2008
Airbus closes sale of Laupheim plant
EADS announced on 2 October that its subsidiary Airbus has closed the sale of its Laupheim, Germany, site to Diehl/Thales. The sale was closed ...
02-Oct-2008
Electric Boat secures design deal for USN's Virginia class
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a USD268 million contract modification to maintain and update design drawings and data for US Navy (USN) ...
02-Oct-2008
Oshkosh Defense clinches armour kits deal for USMC
Oshkosh Defense has been awarded a contract valued at more than USD180 million to provide more than 1,500 reducible-height armour kits for the US ...
02-Oct-2008
Force Protection posts jump in net income for H108
Force Protection has announced a leap in net income for the first half of 2008 (H108), while the company is now up to date ...
01-Oct-2008
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