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When soldiers from China have made forays onto African battlefields, they have done so cautiously as UN peacekeepers. The sales teams that market their weapons overseas are far more gung-ho [...]

Simi Valley, Calif. It was hard not to notice the new urgency at this year's Reagan Defense Forum, an annual confab of defense contractors, members of Congress, and government officials [...]

Read more of our recent coverage of the https://www.economist.com/ukraine-war For decades the standout product of the Israeli arms industry was the Uzi, a submachine gun used by soldiers and action [...]

BOTH AMERICA and India were unmistakably satisfied with the outcome of a visit to Delhi on June 5th by America's defence secretary, Lloyd Austin. When Mr Austin met his Indian [...]

Read more of our recent coverage of the https://www.economist.com/ukraine-crisis The world is tooling up. The peace dividend it has enjoyed since the end of the cold war—releasing wads of cash [...]

A less peaceful world means more business for armsmakers A S THE TRAGIC human consequences of Russia's invasion unfold, there is little to celebrate beyond the stoic resistance of outgunned [...]

In early April the parliament passed the 2019 budget, which was largely a transitory budget. We forecast a fiscal deficit of 0.7% this year (against the government's estimate of 0.5%), [...]

In 2016 Latvia recorded its first fiscal surplus since 1998, albeit a small one. However, the budget has since fallen back into negative territory, recording a deficit of 1% of [...]

The sale of different kinds of defense missiles is expected to go up in the coming years with the U.S. and Europe continuing to dominate. However, there appears to be competition coming up from countries like India, Israel, South Africa in the field of missile defense.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The U.S. space industry is losing critical skills and talent and is on a 'downward trend,' said Gen. C. Robert Kehler, the leader of [...]

The trends pertaining to the design of electronic warfare training ranges in the United States of America are discussed. The effects of industrial consolidation, on the growth of the electronic warfare training market, are described.

Low-cost, civilian Standard Positioning Service (SPS) GPS technology can appear desirable for some military applications and even operational fielding. Significant concerns abound, however, including misunderstandings of operational tradeoffs and increased [...]

Results of the 15th annual Top-Performing Companies (TPC) study have revealed that the global aerospace and defense (A&D) companies were much better prepared to deal with the global financial crisis and recession of the economy. Results of a recent Deloitte study have revealed that Euoprean A&D firms are generating an average half of the profit per employee as those of their U.S. counterparts.

The Army has managed during the past five years to replenish small-caliber ammunition stocks that had shrunk during the 1990s. A shortage of small caliber ammunition during the first years [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry News) Mon, Mar 3, 2014 - The defense side of the aerospace industry is suffering the effects of slowed government spending and sequestration [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry News) Tue, Feb 25, 2014 - The defense side of the aerospace industry is suffering the effects of slowed government spending and sequestration [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry News) Mon, Feb 10, 2014 - The defense side of the aerospace industry is suffering the effects of slowed government spending and sequestration [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry News) Mon, Feb 3, 2014 A Global Manufacturing Industry report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu predicts growth in the commercial aerospace sector for 2014. [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry News) Tue, Feb 4, 2014 The defense side of the aerospace industry is suffering the effects of slowed government spending and sequestration cuts, [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry News) Tue, Jan 14, 2014 A Global Manufacturing Industry report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu predicts growth in the commercial aerospace sector for 2014. [...]

Small business: This will be the year of managing growth, Page 8 Food: Is metro Detroit's dining still not as hip to the lips compared to the coasts? Maybe not, [...]

Blackwater, under contract to Uncle Sam in Iraq An industry reinvents itself after the demise of its most controversial firm 'WE WERE selling $1m a year in merchandise with the [...]

Newcomers are still finding opportunity in the defense industry after a major automotive industry restructuring this year but local officials predict 2009 will see decreased total spending when the government [...]

Defense corridor is an overlooked asset Southeast Michigan's road to economic recovery needs to build on its strengths. And one of the most overlooked is its 'defense corridor a cluster [...]

Belt-tightening has prioritised collaboration and consolidation within Swedish aerospace and brought an international outlook Sweden's aerospace and defence industries have undergone a transformation over the past decade. One major trend [...]

Lockheed Martin's aeronautics division expects to sign a fresh wave of sales to foreign customers in 2009 for the C-130J, F-16 and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The potential influx of [...]

The European Commission plans initiatives to open defence markets by introducing more transparency and competition, starting with a project to map the European defence technological and industrial base and provide [...]