Beechcraft wins $27m Iraq military orderUS-based Beechcraft Defense has won a $27 million contract from the Iraqi military, which includes supply of one King Air 350 extended range aircraft modified with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability, a report said. More… |
Oshkosh to present unmanned ground vehicles at IdexOshkosh Defense, a leading provider of tactical wheeled vehicles and life cycle sustainment services, is set to showcase its TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology at the Future Defence Summit Unmanned Systems Conference on February 2 More… |
Boeing showcases its line-up at Saudi festBoeing is showcasing its broad lineup of defense and commercial products and services at the annual Janadriyah Festival in Riyadh starting today (February 12). The products also include some designed to meet the needs of customers More… |
Al Ain Civil Defence ties up with disabilities centreThe Al Ain Civil Defense Department said it has signed a deal with the Al Ain Center for Care and Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities. The MoU aims to communicate and build community partnerships with various sectors, organ More… |
Pentagon to recall most furloughed workersThe Pentagon said on Saturday it would recall the vast majority of some 350,000 civilian Defense Department employees sent home during the government shutdown, in a move that could greatly lessen the impact of the shutdown on America's armed More… |
US business spending plans hit 13-month highA gauge of planned US business spending recorded its largest increase in more than a year in January, suggesting growing confidence in the durability of the economic recovery. The case for the economy's resilience was further More… |
China boosts defense budget by 11.2 pcChina will increase military spending by 11.2 per cent this year, a spokesman for the nation's parliament said on Sunday, building on a nearly unbroken succession of double-digit rises in the defense budget across two decades. &nb More… |
Raytheon wins $1.7bn Saudi missile dealRaytheon Company has received US Congressional and State Department approvals on a $1.7 billion direct commercial sales contract to upgrade Saudi Arabia's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. The award, announced earlier this year, incl More… |
Boeing profit slips; shares downBoeing Co's quarterly profit slipped on fewer commercial airplane deliveries and its shares fell 3.3 percent in premarket trade on a disappointing earnings outlook for 2011. The fourth-quarter results were in line with expecta More… |