Lockheed Martin has received an initial order for 18 F-16 fighter aircraft from the Pentagon to be supplied to the Iraqi Air Force. The total estimated cost is valued at approximately $4
Alenia Aermacchi has signed a contract with Israeli Ministry of Defence to supply 30 M-346 advanced trainer aircraft. The deal is part of a larger Government-to-Government agreement between Israel and Italy that includes aircraft, engines, maintenance, logistics, simulators and training, provided also by other Israeli and international companies
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday offered India a joint participation in the development of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) operated by the Russian Government is currently the only alternative to the U
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is announcing the award of a modification to the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., (LMSSC), Sunnyvale, Calif
Iranian lawmakers announced on Friday that the issue of Russian S-300 air-defense system delivery to Iran could still be resolved. Iran is hoping Moscow will fulfill its contractual obligation and deliver the system to Tehran, said lawmaker Mohammad-Reza Mohseni-Sani
The Stuxnet computer virus, suspected to have been created by the CIA to impede Iran’s nuclear program, may have led to extensive collateral damage by affecting Siemens control software in India and Indonesia to a large extent and in over 100 other countries to a smaller extent. Since first being detected in 2010, Stuxnet infected over 8,500 Indian systems in the first five days, another 5,000 in Indonesia and about 3,000 in Iran, according to media reports
Raytheon announced on Monday that it has won a $636 million contract awarded by Boeing to continue work on the key interceptor for the U.S
The Indonesian Air Force has signed a contract with Embraer for a second batch of eight light attack and tactical training A-29 Super Tucano. The announcement comes on the second day of Farnborough Air Show
To ensure the secure operation of the European missile defense system, NATO members have pledged $1 billion to provide more support. “At the Lisbon summit, NATO heads of state and government also decided to expand the scope of the NATO Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (ALTBMD) program to serve as the command, control, and communications network to support this new capability,” Frank A
By the end of 2012, Russia will have exported weapons worth $13.5 billion to 55 countries