South Korea has officially confirmed Lockheed Martin as the lead contractor for its $1.5 billion upgrade of its KF-16 fighter jets
Oshkosh has resumed work on Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) after the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed Lockheed Martins protests. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed Lockheed Martins protest earlier today based on Lockheeds notice that it intends to file a protest in the US Court of Federal Claims
CEO delegations of Indian defense and aerospace firms Tata, Mahindra, Reliance and Sun Group will accompany Prime Minister during his visit to Moscow later this month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Moscow on December 24, Economic Times news daily reported Wednesday
France is offering the Australian Government complete access to the stealth technologies utilised on board French nuclear-powered general-purpose attack submarines (SSNs) and ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). The very nature of these stealth technologies and the decision to release them to the Australian Government is a significant demonstration of the strategic nature of this program for the French authorities, DCNS said in a press statement Tuesday
Nexter Systems and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have closed the initial merger phase under a Dutch incorporated holding company. Two of the European manufacturers of military land systems based in France and Germany will operate jointly under the umbrella of a holding company under Dutch law with headquarters in Amsterdam, the companies said in a statement Tuesday
ThyssenKrupp (TKMS) has offered to buy Australian shipbuilder ASC to create a Pacific advanced manufacturing hub to build, maintain and export combat boats to Australia's regional allies. TKMS says it is prepared to take over ASC, formerly known as the Australian Submarine Corporation, in order to "replicate" its German shipbuilding operations in Australia, Financial Review news daily reported Sunday
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the final two H135 training helicopters to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The TH-135 is a variant of Airbus Helicopters light twin-engine H135
Russian Helicopters has delivered a batch of five military transport Mi-171Sh helicopters to Bangladesh's Ministry of Defence. In addition to regular cargo transportation operations and border security provision, the new Mi-171Sh will be used in UN humanitarian missions and in regions facing complex crime problems, the company said in a press release last Friday
Philippines House of Representatives has scrapped a P10 billion (US $580 million) proposed allocation for procurement of more fighter planes for the nations air force (PAF). “The house conferees did not accept their senate counterparts recommendation as it would have taken P8 billion (US $464 million) from funds allocated for conditional cash transfers (CCT) to poor families,” Davao City Rep
Lockheed Martin has won $1.1 billion contract to provide Patriot anti-ballistic missile interceptors for South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Qatar