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Lockheed Martin said May 29 it was investigating the source of a major cyber-attack one week ago against its information network, the company said. (see also here about the incident) “Lockheed Martin detected a...
Bruno Spagnolini has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the AgustaWestland being previously Chief Operating Officer of AgustaWestland since 2007 and Chief Executive Officer of Agusta S.p.A. since 2004. The Board of Directors...
Lockheed Martin Corp said on Saturday it had thwarted “a significant and tenacious attack” on its information systems network a week ago but was still working to restore employee access. The Department of Homeland...
Alenia Aeronautica’s Board of Directors has appointed Amedeo Caporaletti as company’s Chairman, succeeding the resigning Giorgio Brazzelli, who held this position since 2009 and who has taken over another prestigious role within the Finmeccanica...
A new ship intended to carry a billion-dollar ballistic missile tracking radar failed its acceptance trials earlier this month and will need repairs before it can enter service, the U.S. Navy said. The Howard...
Sticker Shock Hits Washington as Pentagon Estimates Lifetime Cost of F-35s – A new Pentagon forecast showing the total cost of owning and operating a fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters topping $1 trillion...
U.S. and British leaders agreed to stand up a strategy board comprising national security, state and intelligence officials to address long-term defense and economic issues affecting each country. “The Board will help enable a...
The Italian Customs Guards Corps “Guardia di Finanza” Air-Naval Operational Command and Finmeccanica SELEX Galileo are celebrating ten years of operations of the ATOS aerial surveillance system on board ATR 42 MP aircraft produced...
A delay in fielding Dutch F-35 Joint Strike Fighters would drive up costs to keep the country‘s F-16 fleet flying. Fielding the F-16 replacement in 2019 rather than 2016 would cost around €300 million...
EU foreign ministers meeting on May 23 identified research and technology, procurement, maintenance, logistics, education and training as potential areas for pooling and sharing initiatives. The EU’s Military Committee compiled the findings, which are...
Broadening competition for US government contracts would save money – In most debates around the country’s looming fiscal crisis, “shared sacrifice” is the prevailing theme. But as policymakers consider the options on the table,...
After more than a decade of pursuing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are indicating that the Pentagon’s biggest weapon program might need an understudy. “It seems...
LM, Selex SI and Cobham, Raytheon and Serco are teaming for the 1.7 Billion Euro Prorgam – UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has called for expressions of interest (EOI) for a service provider for...
The Signal Tactical Functional Area Assessment (FAA) conducted a top to bottom look at the challenges facing the Regiment in supporting Army full spectrum operations during the 2014-2018 timeframe. The analysis showed that the...
Air Defence / NATO / Policy
NATO’s secretary-general on May 19 called for a “true, strategic partnership” between NATO and Russia after warnings from Moscow of a possible new Cold War should the two sides fail to agree on missile...
The U.S. Navy is turning to the wisdom of the crowd to forge military strategy, inviting the public to join an online game in which Somali pirates have hijacked commercial ships. The Office of...
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully to sign a joint statement on global supply chain security cooperation — further strengthening ongoing collaboration between the United States...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton signed a framework agreement on the participation of the U.S. in EU crisis management...
Russia said Monday it knew the proposed U.S. missile defense shield was not aimed at its territory but still needed legal assurances that this would remain the case in the future. Moscow formally demanded...
Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS) has received a NATO contract to develop an electronic Individual Training and Education Program (e-ITEP). (see also here for other news on training) “This is a key milestone in...
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