By ANTONIE BOESSENKOOL
Major defense and aerospace contractors agreed Nov. 19 to ethics guidelines set out by the Aerospace Industries Association and its European counterpart, the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD). ... full story
20 Nov 16:32 EST (21:32 GMT)
By TOM KINGTON and ANDREW CHUTER
ROME - As the industrial consortium behind the Eurofighter Typhoon presses customers to commit to an electronically scanned radar, the Italian Air Force has confirmed its doubts that the radar can be ready in time for the next tranche of the combat jet. ... full story
20 Nov 13:59 EST (18:59 GMT)
By PIERRE TRAN
Dubai - Thales has won a contract to supply the Indian Air Force 19 low-level transportable radar systems based on the Ground Smarter (GS) 100 sensor, the defense company announced at the air show here. ... full story
20 Nov 09:15 EST (14:15 GMT)
By THOMAS NEWDICK
BERLIN - Germany's coalition government has confirmed that the Luftwaffe will not receive its final batch of Eurofighters. To date, Germany has firmly committed to 143 aircraft; now Tranche 3B, covering the final 37 jets originally planned for the Luftwaffe, will instead be made available for export. ... full story
19 Nov 12:45 EST (17:45 GMT)
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
PARIS - French commandos stormed aboard a Somali pirate "mothership" and arrested 12 gunmen, the military announced Nov. 13, adding that the gangs are increasingly operating in the deep waters of the Indian Ocean. ... full story
13 Nov 08:48 EST (13:48 GMT)
By TOM KINGTON
ROME - The AW159 helicopter destined for the British Army and Royal Navy was given its first test flight Nov. 12, manufacturer AgustaWestland said. ... full story
12 Nov 16:53 EST (21:53 GMT)
By PIERRE TRAN
PARIS - Thales is keen to raise its stake in naval systems company DCNS to 35 percent from 25 percent, as systems integration plays an increasingly important part in the design and building of modern warships, said Marc Darmon, head of Thales' naval division. ... full story
6 Nov 13:02 EST (18:02 GMT)
By GERARD O'DWYER
HELSINKI - Estonia's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has contracted Systematic Software Engineering, the Aarhus-based Danish defense software group, to deliver a C2IS/Battle Management System to the Estonian Armed Forces for a "try before we buy" 12-month period. ... full story
20 Nov 10:39 EST (15:39 GMT)
By PIERRE TRAN
Dubai - Thales has won a contract to supply the Indian Air Force 19 low-level transportable radar systems based on the Ground Smarter (GS) 100 sensor, the defense company announced at the air show here. ... full story
20 Nov 09:15 EST (14:15 GMT)
By ANTONIE BOESSENKOOL
Germany will wait for U.S. President Barack Obama's decision regarding the strategy for Afghanistan before weighing options on its troop levels, Germany's minister of defense, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, said Nov. 19 in Washington. ... full story
19 Nov 19:56 EST (00:56 GMT)
By ANTONIE BOESSENKOOL
Major defense and aerospace contractors agreed Nov. 19 to ethics guidelines set out by the Aerospace Industries Association and its European counterpart, the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD). ... full story
20 Nov 16:32 EST (21:32 GMT)
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgarian prosecutors charged former defense minister Nikolai Tsonev with abuse of power Nov. 20 over military equipment deals they claim defrauded the country of nearly $10 million. ... full story
20 Nov 15:07 EST (20:07 GMT)
By ANTONIE BOESSENKOOL
Germany will wait for U.S. President Barack Obama's decision regarding the strategy for Afghanistan before weighing options on its troop levels, Germany's minister of defense, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, said Nov. 19 in Washington. ... full story
19 Nov 19:56 EST (00:56 GMT)
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
MOSCOW - Russia has provided an "unprecedented" 970 billion rubles (22.6 billion euros, $33.8 billion) to its defense industry this year, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Nov. 18. ... full story
18 Nov 16:56 EST (21:56 GMT)
By PIERRE TRAN
PARIS - Needs in the Afghan theater and anti-piracy missions will drive France to spend 260 million euros ($388 million) this year on urgent operational requirements (UORs), more than double the 104 million euros spent in 2008, said François Coté, the deputy operations director of the Direction Générale pour l'Armement (DGA) procurement office. ... full story
5 Nov 12:27 EST (17:27 GMT)
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
PARIS - South Africa said Nov. 5 that it had cancelled a big contract for Airbus military planes in a new setback for the troubled A400M program that prompted Airbus to insist the plane was almost ready for test flights. ... full story
5 Nov 12:20 EST (17:20 GMT)
The Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program is ready to test a few components that soldiers may have in their hands by 2010.
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