The U.S Army and Marine Corps have awarded a $65 million contract to Lockheed Martin to continue developing the Joint light tactical vehicle through engineering and manufacturing development phase
EADS has enlisted accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to help conduct a parallel investigation alongside UK’s Serious Fraud Office's (SFO) to look into bribery allegations. PwC will look into the accounts and audits at EADS’ subsidiary GPT Special Projects after the SFO launched a criminal investigation into allegations concerning its business transactions in Saudi Arabia
A former EADS employee has accused his colleagues from the company’s UK unit of using middlemen to bribe Saudi Arabian officials with luxury cars, jewelry and briefcases of cash in an effort to win a $3.3bn communications contract five years ago
Lockheed Martin has won a contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research for the design and development of solid oxide fuel cell generator set as an alternative to traditional battlefield power generation equipment. The fuel cell technology will be integrated with solar panels, providing the military with the power needed to perform missions while using dramatically less fuel
Rockwell Collins has launched a stamp-sized MicroGRAM device, the Real Time Kinematic (RTK) Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) technology that can provide precise and secure GPS technology. The Rockwell Collins SAASM GPS is a single, tamper-resistant multi-chip security module that can be combined with other components and software into a complete GPS receiver
India has implemented the National Automatic Identification System network built by the Saab in collaboration with Elcome marine service. With 74 lighthouses now fitted with Saab systems, the National Automatic Information System (NAIS) provides coverage to entire Indian Coast
India’s state-owned BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited) has put on hold a pre-offsets agreement over air defence gun systems it signed with Grecian company Hellenic Defence Systems SA which is currently under investigation by the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Hellenic Defence Systems SA is being investigated for allegedly offering Ganton India a 10 percent commission for each successful deal the company clinches
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Serco Inc. has won a $73 million contract with the Defense Department joint program office to upgrade C4ISR equipment and systems on Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles with an overall value of $73 million
In a first, the UK MoD has allowed the private sector to provide support to its nuclear weapons program. The MoD has signed a 15-year contract with ABL Alliance to provide support of the Trident Strategic Weapon System at the Royal Naval Armament Depot (RNAD) Coulport and the Strategic Weapon Support Building (SWSB) Faslane