ROME, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The first of seven AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters for the Swedish Maritime Administration has been officially delivered to the agency in a ceremony in Italy.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Erickson Air-Crane Inc. has announced a master agreement with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to provide fabricated aircraft assemblies.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Rolls-Royce's enhancement of the T56 engine used on C-130H aircraft has received a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration type certificate, the company said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Embraer Defense & Security Inc. says it is on schedule to begin delivering A-29 Super Tucano training and combat air support aircraft to the U.S. Air Force.
CLIFTON, N.J., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The first three of 14 encryptors for the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System Operational Control System have been delivered to Raytheon by Exelis.
BETHPAGE, N.Y., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Three additional mission modules for the U.S. Navy's littoral combat ships are being produced by Northrop Grumman under a $25.2 million contract.
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A prototype aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, as well as light attack operations, has been unveiled by Textron AirLand LLC.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- International defense companies, increasingly dependent on exports because of deep military spending cuts in the United States and Europe, are reportedly looking to mineral-rich Africa to help get them out of a hole.
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Fabrication of the next Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for the U.S. Navy has been started by the shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.
BASILDON, England, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Selex ES' Falco unmanned aerial system and 12 months of operational and maintenance support, have been ordered by a Middle East country.
LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Amphibious all-terrain armored vehicles BAE Systems Hagglunds is producing for the French Army will have remote weapon stations from Kongsberg of Norway.
LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Britain's Ministry of Defense has given Rolls-Royce Turbomeca a six-year contract for maintenance on RTM-322 engines used on Merlin and Apache helicopters.
WILLIAMTOWN, Australia, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- BAE Systems, Beechcraft and CAE have partnered in a bid to win an Australian Defense Force program for a new pilot training system.
HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Patria, the Finnish defense company, says it is pursuing a new design concept for its future armored wheeled vehicles.
LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- French defense company Nexter Systems has developed a new low- and medium-intensity combat wheeled armored vehicle called the Titus.
SAINT-CLOUD, France, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Dassault Aviation has delivered to the French procurement agency the first of four Falcon 50 M business jets converted for maritime surveillance operations.
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Britain's Ministry of Defense has contracted General Dynamics to provide it with two dozen more Foxhound light tactical blast-protected vehicles.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The Czech Republic will lease 14 SAAB Gripen aircraft for another 14 years, Sweden's Defense and Security Export Agency (FXM) announced this week.
LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Boeing announced it completed delivery of its 223rd C-17 Globemaster aircraft to the U.S. Air Force under a production contract issued more than 20 years ago.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, one of Israel's leading defense companies, and the Raytheon Co. of the U.S. are reported to be seeking to integrate the jointly funded Israeli-made Stunner air-defense interceptor missile into an advanced version of the U.S. Patriot system.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Reserve automated information systems will receive support services from L-3 Communications under a task order worth $357 million.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- A $54 million contract for communications installation equipment has been given to Exelis by an unidentified international customer.
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) speaks to the press after Congress failed to agree to a continuing resolution to fund the government, causing the first government shutdown in 17 years, in Washington, D.C. on October 1, 2013. Boehner was joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) (L), House Majority Whip Kevin MCCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). UPI/Kevin Dietsch
