Virginia-based Systems Planning and Analysis Inc. has won a contract worth $13 million to develop above water sensor systems for the government of Japan and for the US Navy
ANTONOV Company has signed an agreement with a Saudi firm Taqnia Aeronautics Co. to establish an aircraft manufacturing complex for Antonov aircraft and production of AN−132 transport aircraft in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Boeing board of directors has elected Leanne Caret as a president and chief executive officer of the company's Defense, Space & Security business effective March 1. She will succeed Chris Chadwick, who has announced his retirement from the company
Belgiums plan to purchase 34 fighter aircraft will cost nearly 15 billion euros (16.4 billion) which includes purchase and use for over forty years
Russia is delivering 10,000 AK-47 assault rifles to Afghan Forces as part of Moscows efforts to equip the troops to counter terrorist activity. “Deliveries are underway
India will soon have a test facility including a test range for Electronic Warfare (EW) at Defence Electronic Research Laboratory (DLRL), Hyderabad. “The project to set up the EW test facility is being taken up on priority
Embraer will be showcasing its A-29 Super Tucano basic trainer at the forthcoming DefExpo in India next month. “Embraer is already present in India and we will be getting the A 29 Super Tucano for the DefExpo next month,” Brazilian ambassador to India Tovar da Silva Nunes was quoted as saying by Financial Express news daily Wednesday
There was no mention of decisions relating to blacklisting of companies and the report on strategic partnerships in the Indian Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting press briefing Tuesday. India has already firmed up the new Defense Procurement Procedure, but it is yet to take up policy changes relating to blacklisting of firms accused of corruption
South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore appear nine times more vulnerable to cyber-attack than other Asian economies. “We're seeing a huge shift in defense focus across the region as more than half of global container traffic now moves through Asia-Pacific waters, and regional navies are building up to defend these economic lifelines
The Government of the Republic of Panama and Finmeccanica today reached a settlement related to the contracts awarded to the companies - Selex ES and Telespazio. The settlement reached by the Republic of Panama and Finmeccanica involves an extension to the original contract allocated to Telespazio for a digital mapping system for Panama, as well as the consensual termination of a $125 million contract allocated to Selex ES for a radar surveillance system in 2010, in relation to which the Republic of Panama will have the right to purchase helicopters or other equipment from Finmeccanica