Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Bob Stevens today told a European defense conference that protectionism has never been a substitute for competitive strength. Stevens said that companies who linger under the protectionism veil will only grow weaker until they
Since the Gripen Demo was presented, the programme has proceeded with ground trials and continual evaluations in order to guarantee flight safety. Tuesday's flight took place in good weather from Saab's airfield in Linköping. Maximum altitude for the first flight
Four years ago, Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison was center-stage amid allegations of detainee abuse, and coalition forces suddenly cast as conquerors instead of liberators, losing the trust of the Iraqi people. Conscientious decisions and new detainee programs have helped the
In the Netherlands, one of the eight countries that have contributed funds to the F-35's development, government officials hammered out a compromise Wednesday that leaves open the option of buying another aircraft.Minority members of the Dutch parliament, who have criticized
UK troops are about to receive the first batch of new state of the art MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd recovery vehicles and trailers, capable of retrieving the heaviest vehicles on operations it was announced today, Friday 30 May
On Saturday the Indian Air Force pilots landed a Russian-built Antonov-32 transport aircraft at the Daulat beg Oldi air base in Ladakh district of Jammu & Kashmir. At an altitude of more than 4,937 meters, close to the Chinese controlled
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the country's highest procurement body, has cleared the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the deal which is aimed at purchasing new helicopter gunships capable of operating in extreme high altitude areas on the Chinese and
Held at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo, Italy, the contest was based on Geneva Conventions and the international humanitarian law, a branch of International Law. The Geneva Conventions deal with protection of non-combatants in armed conflicts,
