The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) recently congratulated Austal in a letter for earning the 2010 SCA Award for Excellence in Safety.

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has directed the US Defense Department to implement by September efficiency initiatives to save US$13.6 billion over five years.

The US Army's top leaders have been questioned by sceptical lawmakers wanting more information on the service's multibillion-dollar Ground Combat Vehicle program.

Jean Botti, chief technical officer of EADS, and Viktor Vekselberg, executive president of the Skolkovo Foundation, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on research collaboration.

Yakka Apparel Solutions has won the NZ$200 million prime contract to supply clothing, footwear and personnel support items to the New Zealand Defence Force.

Oxley Developments Ltd has been selected to supply their LED lighting to illuminate the crew quarters in Foxhound, the new British Armed Forces patrol vehicle.

New lightweight ration packs for British troops with easy-to-carry new menus that can be eaten quickly while on patrol have arrived on the front line in Afghanistan.

Revision has secured a UK Ministry of Defence contract for Protective Combat Eyewear.

Brigadier Tim Keating has been appointed New Zealand's Chief of Army, replacing Lieutenant General Rhys Jones who is now Chief of Defence Force.

Taurus System GmbH (TSG) has delivered the 600th, and final, Taurus KEPD 350 stand-off air-surface missile to the German Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB).

Teams from the US swept the board at the MAGIC 2010 (Multi-Autonomous Ground-robotics International Challenge) event held in Adelaide shortly before the LWC.

This year, the patience of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has finally been rewarded with the operational debut of life extended C-130H Hercules and the first of the digitally enhanced P-3K2 Orions. Yes, there have been delays and the challenges are not yet over, but the old aircraft are now demonstrating new tricks.

Canberra-based Kord Defence’s man-machine interface technology has been selected for evaluation by the US Department of Defense under the US Foreign Comparative Test (FCT) program.

The US Navy has awarded two fixed-price contracts to Boeing/Frontier Systems and Lockheed Martin for Cargo Unmanned Aircraft System services for US$29.9 and US$45.8 million, respectively.

Rheinmetall has concluded a framework agreement with the Royal Dutch Armed Forces to supply the Netherlands with an array of ammunition types.

Kord Defence's man-machine interface technology has been selected for evaluation by the US Department of Defense under the Foreign Comparative Test program.