LONDON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Rheinmetall Nitrochemie has won an exclusive deal to provide the British military with propellant systems for ammunition and powder.
ALGIERS, Algeria, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Italy's Fincantieri shipbuilders find themselves back in the running on a contract to supply the Algerian navy with four advanced stealth frigates in competition, a deal potentially worth $11.6 billion.
EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin was awarded a $28.1 million contract to provide the first phase of networks to increase the situational awareness of the Iraqi air force.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Israel lacks the missile defense protection needed to deter a ballistic strike from Iran, making it a candidate for U.S. defense assistance, an advocate says.
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army contracted General Dynamics Land Systems for technical support and lifecycle management for the M1 Abrams tank.
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force embarked on an ambitious effort to demilitarize more than 100,000 nuclear assets from the ballistic missile, aircraft and space programs.
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $153 million contract for a self-contained laser targeting and sensor system with "plug-and-play" ability.
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Raytheon Co. announced it was awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to improve combat identification computers to distinguish between friend and foe.
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army contracted systems integration company Stanley Inc. to develop advanced-capability insensitive munition warheads.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command contracted Alliant Techsystems to supply a range of non-standard ammunition for the fledgling Afghan security force.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy announced the establishment of Carrier Strike Group 1 in San Diego, Calif., with the Nimitz-class USS Carl Vinson as its flagship.
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Australia has reined in advanced development of its controversial electronic warfare self-protection system, known as Project Echidna, to be fitted to helicopters and transport aircraft.
LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- British prosecutors plan to file charges against BAE Systems, Europe's largest weapons maker, in connection with allegations of bribery payments to clients in Eastern Europe and Africa.
AL-MUTHANA AIR BASE, Iraq, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Iraqi air force took control of C-130 air operations from the U.S. military as part of the gradual withdrawal of combat forces.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Raytheon Co. announced plans to unveil in Washington a new training platform for real-time simulation of an improvised explosive device.
