Thailand has expressed interest in building military cooperation with China, particularly in development of small arms and security equipment. Thai defense ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich was quoted as saying by Reuters Wednesday that Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan had talks with his Chinese counterpart, Chang Wanquan about building military production facilities in Thailand, during his visit to Beijing last week
US President-elect Donald Trump met Boeing and Lockheed Martin CEOs to negotiate defense spending costs in the Pentagon budget. Trump held meetings on Wednesday with generals, military procurers and two of the largest defense contractors in an effort to control costs,
Boeing has been awarded the US Navy contract worth $207 million to produce a total of 51 Harpoon anti-ship missile systems for the governments of Egypt, South Korea and Brazil. “The Boeing Co
Saab has been awarded a contract from an unnamed customer for the anti-tank weapon system NLAW. The NLAW (Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) system combines the simplicity of light anti-armour weapons with the advantages of heavy, crew-operated guided missile systems
Malaysia is considering expanding military cooperation with Belarus in the near future in matters concerning aircraft repairs. “I will recommend our defense ministry to pay close attention to the capabilities of the Belarusian company ‘OAO 558 Aircraft Repair Plant in Baranovichi
Meggitt has sold its defense unit to UK firm QinetiQ for 57.5 million pounds ($71 million) as the aerospace and engineering group intends to focus on its larger market
RUAG Defence division is acquiring the British Cyber Security specialist 'Clearswift' for expansion and long-term development of its cyber security business. Clearswift's products will be a significant addition to the RUAG Defence Cyber Security business unit
Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and Lockheed Martin(LM) have jointly launched CyberAware, an online portal with interactive content on Cyber Security, for the consumption of small and medium businesses (SMBs), and Vocational Training Institutes. The new platform includes computer based training modules on cyber threats and Internet security awareness, cyber security games, and videos that showcase real life IT and cyber security scenarios for Industrial Training Institutes, DSCI announced today
General Electric has won a $11.4 million contract for the procurement of three F/A-18 F414-GE-400 engines and containers for Australia
Kay and Associates has won a $63 million contract to provide contractor maintenance and support services in support of F/A-18 Hornet C/D aircraft for Kuwait. Work will be performed in Kuwait, and is expected to be complete by January 2018, the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday