SAN DIEGO, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman has powered up the engine for the U.S. Navy's first MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter during initial ground testing.
DALLAS, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has given a $3.9 billion order to Lockheed Martin to produce more missile interceptors for the U.S. Army and the United Arab Emirates.
SYDNEY, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Unattended sensors and cameras to monitor and protect military and other secure facilities have been developed and delivered to Australia by Rockwell Collins.
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force says planned Boeing upgrades for the B-52 Stratofortress will significantly increase the bomber's overall weapons payload by 67 percent.
ROME, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A repair and overhaul (R&O) facility for AgustaWestland helicopters has been opened in Belgium as the company expands its customer support services in Europe.
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A retired F-16 fighter modified for use as an unmanned aerial target has undergone a full scale demonstration flight.
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected the Jacobs Engineering Group to supply architect/engineering services for projects in two regions.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Sikorsky is set to begin assembly of its S-97 Raider light attack helicopter this week and an announcement from the manufacturer is expected soon.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A Naval Sea Systems Command contract has been given to McKean Defense Group LLC for services in support of the Deputy Commander for Surface Warfare.
LINKOPING, Sweden, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Saab has announced plans to cut 150-175 workers from its Electronic Defense Systems business area because of decreased business volume and technology changes.
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Prototype hardware of Northrop Grumman's Common Infrared Countermeasure system has successfully undergone flight safety testing.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The first batch Archer self-propelled artillery systems was delivered on Monday to Sweden's Defense Materiel Agency by BAE Systems Bofors.
OTTAWA, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Security solutions company Allen-Vanguard said Monday it has sold its explosive ordnance disposal and crew survivability units to the SafariLand Group.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A logistics services task order has been given to DynCorp International by the U.S. Army to support the Directorate of Logistics at Fort Campbell, Ky.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Israel's Defense Ministry has found a novel way of overcoming cuts in military spending: selling off state-owned land in the vast Tel Aviv urban conurbation whose value has gone through the roof of late and moving military bases into the Negev Desert to the south.
SINGAPORE, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Phase 1 development of a new independent, unmanned surface vessel (IUSV) has been completed by Zycraft Pte. Ltd. of Singapore.
MARIGNANE, France, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Eurocopter is transforming a production facility in the United States into an assembly plant and final test site for AS350 civil aircraft.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Foreign Military Sales deals hit a record $69.1 billion in fiscal 2012, with Saudi Arabia's order of F-15s accounting for a major portion of it.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The board of state-owned Israel Military Industries, maker of the famous Uzi submachine gun and one of Israel's leading weapons manufacturers, has approved a long-mooted privatization plan that will secure the state an estimated $5.7 billion amid hefty cuts in military spending.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Tunisia is seeking a $60 million Foreign Military Sales deal from the United States to upgrade avionics on its F-5 aircraft.
CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Navantia has floated the first of 12 LCM-1E fast landing craft that the Spanish company is building in Spain for the Australian navy.
PARIS, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The first of 60 Rafale jet fighters fitted with next-generation RBE2 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar has been delivered to the French military.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has selected technology company CSC to provide continuous monitoring and tools for government networks.
World War II veteran Eugene Morgan of West Memphis, Arkansas, tours the World War II Memorial after members of congress took down barriers to let a group of veterans in to the closed memorial, on October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. All national parks and memorials are closed due to the ongoing government shutdown. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
