Further CAE Contracts
Canada’s CAE announced on June 16 it has won several recent military contracts valued at more than C$100 million, including a contract to perform...
Lightweight transponders from EADS Defence & Security improve protection and flight safety of helicopters
On June 21, EADS launched the newly developed LTR 400 transponder from their Defence & Security (DS) division, saying it significantly improves safety in...
Russian exports – Secrecy surrounds official figures.
Russia has two things that sell well in the global marketplace: natural resources and weapons. Whilst in terms of volumes and amounts the...
Shangri La Dialogue
In contrast to previous years, the 2010 Shangri La Dialogue was somewhat muted, though it was not surprising given the current international climate. ...
Rafael’s family of Spike missiles
It started as a basic man-portable anti tank missile but today the Spike - developed by Rafael in Israel - is a growing family...
Central Asia Disintegrates
Unfortunately many Western policy commentators still seem look at the present problems of Afghanistan in isolation – probably because that is where NATO and...
EADS German Contract
EADS Defence & Security has been commissioned by Germany’s Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) to deliver a further 220 units of...
Malaysia – Budgetary difficulties remain
As a relatively small export-dependant economy, Malaysia has been hit hard by the Global Financial Crisis with the 2009 Defence budget limited to around...
