SANTIAGO, Chile, May 21 (UPI) -- More than $4 billion of cash reserved for Chilean military procurement remains unspent because of mysterious workings of funding arrangements.
MUSCAT, Oman, May 21 (UPI) -- The Persian Gulf sultanate of Oman is set to buy a $2.1 billion missile system built by the U.S. Raytheon Co. as part of a U.S. drive to install a coordinated air-defense system linking the region's Arab monarchies to counter Iran.
KIEV, Ukraine, May 21 (UPI) -- A rocket engine airframe disposal facility was opened in Ukraine Tuesday to destroy RS-22 (SS-24) missile components under the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 21 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman has been picked by the U.S. Navy in the first development phase of a prototype laser weapon system.
WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- The Netherlands is seeking to continue training its F-16 pilots in the United States through a $191 million Foreign Military Sales arrangement.
LONDON, May 21 (UPI) -- Britain's Ministry of Defense has announced the signing of a $22.8 million contract for Hellfire missiles used by its Apache helicopters.
SEOUL, May 21 (UPI) -- South Korea's Doosan DST announced completion of production of an armored combat vehicle for the Indonesian Army.
ROANOKE, Va., May 21 (UPI) -- ITT Exelis has received a $48 million follow-on order from the U.S. Army for enhanced night vision goggles.
LONDON, May 21 (UPI) -- Israel's unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers are the world's top UAV exporters, garnering $4.62 billion from 2005-12.
ALMA, Quebec, May 21 (UPI) -- The government of Canada is helping fund the development of a center of excellence for unmanned aerial systems in the province of Quebec.
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 20 (UPI) -- Sweden's Saab is upgrading its bid for Brazil's FX-2 jet fighter purchase plan, even as it weighs challenges from rivals Boeing and France's Dassault.
MOBILE, Ala., May 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy's second high speed, intra-theater transport ship has successfully completed acceptance trials, the Navy announced.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 20 (UPI) -- The University of Southern California has joined Northrop Grumman's Cybersecurity Research Consortium to combat cyberthreats to the United States.
TEL AVIV, Israel, May 20 (UPI) -- Israel's high-tech defense industry leads the world in exporting unmanned aerial vehicles.
TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 20 (UPI) -- Rapidly deployable air traffic control systems for global military operations are to be developed and produced by Raytheon for the U.S. Air Force.