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Small arms trade grows to $8.5 billion a year: survey
Aug 27, 2012 (AFP)
Legal trade in small arms has grown to at least $8.5 billion a year and if the illict trade was added it would come to more than $10 billion, a weapons research...
Canada mulls new army mobile surveillance
Aug 27, 2012 (UPI)
The Canadian army is considering acquisition of a new mobile, vehicle-mounted surveillance system amid revelations of shortcomings of its present assets. Some o...
Lockheed Martin Wins Contract for JLTV Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase
Aug 24, 2012 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has received a $65 million contract from the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps to continue developing the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) thro...
Britain, others tap CAE for simulators
Aug 23, 2012 (UPI)
Britain's Ministry of Defense and Airbus Military of Spain have contracted CAE of Canada for flight simulator projects. The contracts are part of nearly $55 mil...
Obama says use of Syrian chemical weapons 'red line'
Aug 20, 2012 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama said on Monday that if Syria were to move or use its chemical weapons it would be a "red line" that would change his perspective on ho...
Lockheed Martin Receives US Marine Corps Contract For Personnel Carrier Vehicle Study and Demonstration
Aug 17, 2012 (SPX)
Underscoring the company's ability to deliver cost effective ground vehicle solutions, Lockheed Martin received a $3.5 million contract from the U.S. Marine Cor...
Burnt wreckage of two Ugandan army helicopters found
Aug 14, 2012 (AFP)
The burnt wreckage of two Ugandan army helicopters was found Tuesday, two days after crashing in a remote mountainous region of Kenya while flying to war-torn S...
Turkish defense market worth $14 billion
Aug 14, 2012 (UPI)
A recent report has valued the Turkish defense industry market at $14 billion. The statistic is contained in "The Turkish Defense Industry: Market Opportunities...
Israel's IMI banned from Indian contracts
Aug 10, 2012 (UPI)
India's government in March banned several foreign defense contractors from bidding on contracts. The restrictions are to last a decade India is a key export ma...
Brazil getting armored vehicles, boats
Aug 10, 2012 (UPI)
The Brazilian subsidiary of Italian vehicle manufacturer Iveco is to begin production of Guarani armored vehicles for Brazil's military forces. Under the $118.6...
British defense scientists make progress
Aug 08, 2012 (UPI)
Technological innovations in the defense and security field aren't confined to the private sector as developments in Britain are proving. The country's Ministry...
SEWIP Electronic Attack Capability Demonstrated For US Navy At RimPac
Aug 06, 2012 (SPX)
A Lockheed Martin and Raytheon team has demonstrated its potential electronic attack solution for the U.S. Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program...
Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Demonstrate SEWIP Electronic Attack Capability for US Navy at Rim of Pacific Exercise
Aug 06, 2012 (SPX)
A Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company team has demonstrated its potential electronic attack solution for the U.S. Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement...
New chemical sensor makes finding landmines and buried IEDs easier
Aug 03, 2012 (SPX)
A chemical sensing system developed by engineers at the University of Connecticut is believed to be the first of its kind capable of detecting vapors from burie...
Lockheed Martin's Gyrolink Selected for US Army's Remote - Vehicle Optics Sensor System Program
Aug 02, 2012 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $21.4 million contract from the U.S. Army for its commercial GyroLink system for the Remote - Vehicle Optics Sensor System (R-VOSS...
Northrop Grumman Next Gen Jammer Program Demonstrates Integrated Prime Power Generation System
Jul 31, 2012 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has achieved a major milestone by successfully completing the initial Technology Maturation (TM) phase for the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Jamm...
Northrop Grumman Delivers First B-1 Radar Modification Kit
Jul 24, 2012 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first B-1 bomber radar prime mission equipment kit under a series of U.S. Air Force contracts worth a combined total of $161 ...
Northrop Grumman Awarded contract for Continuing BACN Mission Support
Jul 24, 2012 (SPX)
The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman two contract modifications totaling $156 million to continue operating and maintaining the Battlefield Airborne Comm...
Boeing F-15E Radar Modernization Program Begins Second Low Rate Initial Production Phase
Jul 24, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing reports that the U.S. Air Force has granted the F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) approval to begin Low Rate Initial Production 2 (LRIP 2) of 10 AP...
12 die in Brunei helicopter crash
Jul 23, 2012 (UPI)
Brunei has confirmed 12 military personnel died and two were injured when their helicopter crashed during a flight back to base. A Ministry of Defense statement...
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