U.S. Aerospace and Defense Market Projected to Reach US$300 billion in 2015

A new market research report of Global Industry Analysts, a market research firm, forecasts:
“United States is by far is the second largest market with an estimated share of about 27%. Together, Europe and the US account for more than 80% of the world’s aerospace and defense revenues. Aircraft products and services represents the largest product [...]

US DOD Will Spend $17 Bln for UAV Systems in 2008-2013

According to the Government Accountability Office in its November 2008 report on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, the US Department of Defense plans to spend more than $17 billion from 2008 to 2013 for UAV systems with expanded and new capabilities, and it reprogrammed about $1.3 billion in 2008 funds with congressional approval to increase ISR capabilities, [...]

Portable Vehicle Arrest Barrier - Emerging Non-Lethal Capabilities

The portable vehicle arrest barrier is basically a large cargo net stored inside a speed bump. Once activated, the portable vehicle arrest barrier can stop a 5-ton vehicle driving at 45 mph by wrapping around the vehicle and locking up the rear axle. Soldiers can stop a speeding vehicle without ever having to expend [...]

Water and Air Disinfection by AIN-based UV-LED

Crystal IS, Inc., the manufacturer of ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV LEDs) based on aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate technology, will receive an $800,000 appropriation from the U.S. Department of Defense to advance development of large AlN crystals for effective deep ultraviolet sources.
AlN has been demonstrated to be superior for deep UV light-emitting applications of great [...]

DynCorp Wins Contract to Maintain Kuwaiti Apache Aircraft AH-64D

DynCorp International (NYSE:DCP) has won a contract of the United States Army Aviation Missile Command (AMCOM) to support the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) with a Maintenance Augmentation Team (MAT) for its Apache AH-64D aircraft fleet.

Force Protection Wins Tender for UK Wolfhound

A Cougar in an explosives test

Force Protection, Inc wins tender of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence as the supplier for the Wolfhound Tactical Support Vehicle (Heavy) program. Force Protection, Inc has completed design work and built two prototypes based on its highly successful Cougar vehicle, carried out blast tests and mobility [...]

Five Recession Proof Defense Stocks

Lockheed Martin (LMT)
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (LMA) is engaged in the design, research and development, systems integration, production, support and upgrade of advanced military aircraft, rockets, missiles and related technologies. Customers include U.S. government agencies, the U.S. military, and allied governments around the world. Major aircraft programs include F-35 Lightning II (originally the Joint Strike Fighter [...]

Israeli Coast Guard Cutter

Israeli coast guard cutter

EADS Delivers Sixth Maritime Patrol Aircraft HC-144A

U.S. Coast Guard receives sixth HC-144A Maritime Patrol Aircraft out of 36 aircrafts for the Deepwater Program. The HC-144A is the mediumrange surveillance maritime patrol aircraft platform for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Northrop Grumman Introduces Scaleable Agile Beam Radar (SABR)

Northrop Grumman will introduce a new active electronically scanned array sensor being targeting a retrofit option for the Lockheed Martin F-16.
Nicknamed the scaleable agile beam radar (SABR), the sensor has been tested in a successful target detection aerial mission.