LONDON, May 25 (UPI) -- Military pilot training and training aircraft were in the news this week, with European companies reaping more than $3 billion in contracts.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 25 (UPI) -- BAE Systems' $2.5 billion training contract with Saudi Arabia's air force is a major coup for Europe's largest defense contractor and keeps the wolf from the door as Western defense industries face a sharp downturn because of hefty cuts in military spending.
STENNIS, Miss., May 25 (UPI) -- The core structure for a U.S. Air Force SBIRS geosynchronous satellite has been delivered to Lockheed Martin's Space & Technology Center.
NEW MALDEN, England, May 25 (UPI) -- A new class of patrol boat being built for the Swedish coast guard by an Estonian company will feature Northrop Grumman integrated bridge systems.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy's 10th Virginia-class submarine has reached "pressure hull complete" status in its construction by Huntington Ingalls Industries.
MUNICH, Germany, May 25 (UPI) -- A British company that manufactures mobile bridging systems is now part of Germany's Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG.
MONROVIA, Calif., May 25 (UPI) -- Unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer AeroVironment will demonstrate the use of its products for post-disaster U.S. government communications.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., May 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Enterprise Ventures Corp. to produce systems that enhance the deployment of mine counter-measures by MH-60S helicopters.
PERTH, Australia, May 25 (UPI) -- The Aerosonde small unmanned aerial system is to be powered by efficient heavy fuel engines from Orbital Corp. of Australia.
MCLEAN, Va., May 25 (UPI) -- Linguistic, operational, translation and management services in support of the U.S. National Media Exploitation Center are to be provided by SAIC.
CANBERRA, Australia, May 25 (UPI) -- Lovitt Technologies in Melbourne, Australia, has won a contract with Boeing worth nearly $1 million for wing parts for all F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters worldwide.
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale of missiles to South Korea.
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- Bangladesh is asking for the refurbishment, overhaul and modification of four C-130E aircraft through the Foreign Military Sale program.
SEATTLE, May 24 (UPI) -- The flight decks and avionics of the U.S. and NATO Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft fleet will be modernized under a $368 million Boeing contract.
ST. LOUIS, May 24 (UPI) -- Malaysia's industry and business opportunities in the country were spotlighted earlier this month in a conference in the United States.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 24 (UPI) -- Commercially sold Samsung smartphones and tablets will feature defense-grade cyber and information security systems under a partnership with General Dynamics.
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- Australia is seeking to upgrade its F/A-18F fighter aircraft to the "G" configuration, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.
OTTAWA, May 24 (UPI) -- A planned shakeup in the command structure of Canada's 68,000-strong armed forces will save costs and also respond to criticism of government performance over the planned Canadian acquisition of the Joint Strike Fighter program.
NEW DELHI, May 24 (UPI) -- India's state-run National Aerospace Laboratory will work with Kadet Defense Systems to develop NAL's Hansa trainer aircraft into an unmanned airial vehicle.
U.S. flags are seen in the rucksack of a soldier with the Army's 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, as he places flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Flags-In Memorial Day ceremony on May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. American flags were placed at each of the more than 220,000 grave markers in honor of those who served and Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietshc
