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General Underscores Commitment to Fielding Unmanned Aerial Systems
January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- The Air Force is all in with regard to unmanned aerial systems, and the services leaders understand Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates direction to field the systems in the combat theater as fully and quickly as possible, the commander of 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern said Jan
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TACOM Awards $79 Million Contract for WorkStar Based Vehicles
January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWARRENVILLE, Ill. --- The U
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EADS North America Selected for the U.S. Air Force's JCOR Cyberspace Training...
January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSAN ANTONIO, TX --- EADS North America Defense Security and Systems Solutions, Inc. has been awarded a three-year contract to provide Joint Cyberspace Operations Range (JCOR) simulator-based training and crew certification services for the U
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Air Force Activates Provisional Global Strike Command
January 13, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Air Force officials officially stood up a provisional Global Strike Command Jan. 12 at Bolling Air Force Base, D
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Iranian Entities’ Illicit Military Procurement Networks
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMOn September 17, 2008, the United States District Court of the Southern District of Florida unsealed a federal grand jury indictment against sixteen foreign individuals and companies involved in procuring items with military applications for Iranian entities through Dubai and Malaysia-based trade networks.>> Those under indictment allegedly violated U
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EADS/Airbus Completes its Aerostructures Strategy
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWith GKN Aerospace's recent acquisition of the Airbus wing component and assemblies manufacturing unit at Filton, UK, EADS/Airbus has accomplished its aerostructures reorganisation strategy. This initiative combines the divestment of non-core activities and sites in order to establish a network of strong suppliers, allowing Airbus to concentrate on its core business as being an aircraft architect and integrator
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Boeing Unites UK Rotorcraft Support Business
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMLONDON --- Today Boeing Defence UK Ltd., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, announced the establishment of a new operation to focus on Boeing's rotorcraft support business in the United Kingdom
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Pentagon Contract Announcements
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AM-- Theodore Wille Intertrade (TWI), Zug, Switzerland is being awarded a $1,825,000,000 firm fixed price, total set aside, prime vendor, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract for maintenance, repair and operations of supplies and materials.> There are no other locations of performance
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Defense Sector Outperforms S&P500 for Ninth Consecutive Year
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON, DC: Although the worst year the stock market has seen since the 1930s, aerospace and defense companies continued to outperform the broader markets, with the benchmark SPADE Defense Index (NYSE Alternext US: DXS) outperforming the S&P500 for the ninth consecutive year, a Marketwire press release said. An 8
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Lockheed Martin Agrees to Acquire Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH)
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMBETHESDA, Md. --- Lockheed Martin Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Universal Systems & Technology, Inc
Spain, Switzerland Cancel F-35 Jet Order Over Trump's Europe Policy
Hanwha Launches First Mass-Produced AESA Radar for KF-21 Fighter
Sudanese Air Force Downs U.A.E.-Chartered Plane Carrying Colombian Mercenaries near Nyala...
Russia Deploys Anti-Drone Nets Over Nuclear Submarine at Kamchatka Base
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...