Boeing Commercial Airplanes Employment to Decline in 2009
SEATTLE --- Boeing said today that employment at its Commercial Airplanes business unit is expected to decline by approximately 4,500 positions in 2009 as part of an effort to ensure competitiveness and control costs in the face of a weakening global economy.>> The reduction will bring Commercial Airplanes' employment to...
French Defence Ministry Renews Thales Contractor Logistics Support Contract for Avionics Maintenance
NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, France --- Thales announced today that the French Ministry of Defence, through its SIMMAD support structure, has renewed the fixed-price contractor logistic support (CLS) contract for the maintenance of avionics equipment on French military aircraft for a further five years. The contract covers a fleet of approximately 1,500 aircraft
EADS Defence & Security, DCNS and Rohde & Schwarz Team Wins 240...
EADS Defence & Security, the agent, and its co-contractors DCNS and Rohde & Schwarz, have been notified on December 22 2008, by the DGA procurement branch of the French Ministry of Defence, of Stage 2 of the RIFAN programme to equip the French naval air arm on exercises or on...
Boeing Finishes 2008 with 662 Commercial Airplane Orders
SEATTLE --- The Boeing Company in 2008 recorded 662 net commercial airplane orders, bringing its backlog of unfilled commercial orders to more than 3,700 airplanes.>> The Next-Generation 737 remained the company's best seller, with 484 chosen last year by customers from nearly every region of the world
Contract for Weapon Control Systems to Slovenia Valued at MNOK 100
Kongsberg has signed a contract with Patria for the Protector weapon control system for delivery to the Slovenian Army. The order is valued at approx
L-3 Awarded $61 Million Contract for Canadian Halifax Class Frigate Upgrade
NEW YORK --- L-3 Communications announced today that its MAPPS division has been awarded a $61 million contract (CAD $73 million) to supply its Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) upgrade for the Canadian Navys 12 Halifax Class frigates. The IPMS will modernize the frigates ship control system and improve the operational effectiveness of the vessels
MoD Takes Delivery of "Souped-Up" Combat Vehicles
>An upgraded Scimitar CVR(T). The Light Dragoons will be the first British Army unit to train on the new vehicles
Lockheed Martin Awarded Machinery Control System Modernization Contract for U.S. Navy Destroyers...
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin was awarded a $15 million firm-fixed-price contract as part of the U
Raytheon Team Completes Final Major Milestones on Next-Generation GPS Control Segment
AURORA, Colo. --- Raytheon Company has successfully completed two significant milestones for the U
FLIR Systems Announces Exercise of Option Under $13.5 Million Contract by Royal...
PORTLAND, OR --- FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has received notification from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) of its intent to exercise a contract modification option under a prior $13
Defense Sector Outperforms S&P500 for Ninth Consecutive Year
WASHINGTON, 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
Thales Raytheon Systems Awarded $217 Million to Upgrade U.S. Army Firefinder Radar
FULLERTON, Calif. --- Thales Raytheon Systems has been awarded a $217 million U
Ukraine Discovers Russian Drone Using Mobile Internet for Control
Romania Confirms Plans to Acquire Turkish Hisar-class OPV
U.S. to Resume Funding for New Patriot Interceptor Missile?
Israel Approves Gaza City Seizure Plan
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...