CANBERRA, Australia, May 9 (UPI) -- Australia will hold defense spending at $100 billion over four years and remains committed to the purchase of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- A prototype laser system for defense against short-range threats has been successfully tested in the United States by Lockheed Martin.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 8 (UPI) -- The Turkish National Police are receiving two Sikorsky Aircraft VIP S-92 helicopters for service to the Turkish Prime Minister's Office.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 8 (UPI) -- The latest Virginia class submarine for the U.S. Navy has completed alpha sea trails, boat's first round of at-sea tests and evaluations.
SEOUL, May 8 (UPI) -- South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration has given Korea Aerospace Industries a contract to mass produce FA-50 fighters.
CANBERRA, Australia, May 8 (UPI) -- Australia's military issued a Request for Tender for repair and maintenance of the country's fleet of Adelaide class frigates.
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 7 (UPI) -- A major communications upgrade for U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers is in the works under a $76 million contract given to Boeing.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 7 (UPI) -- Newport News Shipbuilding has received an additional $60.8 million in U.S. Navy funding for preparations to build a new aircraft carrier.
PATUXENT RIVER, Md., May 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator is progressing toward aircraft testing later this month.
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 7 (UPI) -- Brazil is rebuilding its major Antarctic research base, gutted in a fire more than a year ago, but millions of dollars worth of scientific data acquired over the years will be impossible to recover.
WALTHAM, Mass., May 7 (UPI) -- Two U.S. companies involved in cybersecurity have integrated products for real-time advanced malicious activity reporting.
GENOA, Italy, May 7 (UPI) -- Italian electronics company Selex ES is seeking to expand its presence in Turkey through new partnerships and cooperative agreements.
OTTAWA, May 6 (UPI) -- Canada's plans to counter arctic incursions by ambitious neighbors in the north are being held back by further snags in the refurbishing and upgrading of the country's submarine fleet.
BAGHDAD, May 6 (UPI) -- Bombs are exploding all over Iraq these days and one of the reasons is that a British businessman sold the Baghdad government phony bomb detectors.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has given the first development contracts for renewable energy technologies under a $7 billion initiative.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 6 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has given a top safety award to its facility in Alabama, where work on missile defense systems is conducted.
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- A unique, armored Toyota Land Cruiser will be on display at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Florida next week.
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- A Request for Proposal was issued Monday by the U.S. Navy for the Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program, with submissions due in 90 days.
QUEBEC CITY, May 6 (UPI) -- A Canadian company has introduced a new series of 3D scanners for production robots for automatic inspection of parts on and off the production line.
CANBERRA, Australia, May 6 (UPI) -- Vehicle fleets of the Australian defense forces are to receive maintenance services for six years from Transfield Services (Australia).
CALGARY, Alberta, May 6 (UPI) -- Flyht Aerospace Solutions Ltd. of Canada reports it is supplying the Automated Flight Information Reporting System 228B for use on C-130 aircraft.
Jodi Arias (R) reacts as she hears the verdict of guilty of first degree murder after a four month trial in Phoenix, Arizona, May 8, 2013. Arias was convicted of murdering her lover Travis Alexander in Tempe, Arizona in June of 2008. UPI// Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic/Pool
