Aerospace-Defense News

The littoral combat ship Independence this week successfully completed acceptance trials, the last set of tests before the vessel is handed over to the U.S. Navy, the Navy said Thursday.

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:45 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:45 p.m. A Maui man accused of spying for China is difficult to work with and makes wild exaggerations but is legally able to stand trial, a federal prosecutor asserted Friday.

Honeywell today announced a $79-million renewable energy and building retrofit program with Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill.

The U.S. National Guard Bureau has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to support the National Guard Bureau Joint Doctrine, Training and Force Development .

Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision on whether to sell its stake in NBC Universal and clear the way for the creation of one of the most powerful media companies in the world.

China's government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful data for its military, a congressional advisory panel said on Thursday.

Nov 18, 2009 -- DigitalGlobe Inc. , a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery products and services, today announced that its senior executives will be presenting at the following investor conferences: When: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 12:50 p.m. ET Where: New York, NY When: Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. ET ...

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Nov. 19 -- Larry Kramer, an adviser to Polaris Venture Partners, talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about plans by General Electric Co.

Goodrich Corp. said Wednesday it will provide landing gear maintenance for Asiana Airlines' fleet of large Boeing passenger jets under a contract with the Korean airliner.

GE is negotiating to buy back Vivendi SA's 20 percent ownership in NBC Universal and then sell a majority stake to Comcast.

In this Nov. 15, 2009 photo released by General Electric via Business Wire, General Electric... In this Nov.

Close You asked. We're building it. Bombardier in talks for huge deal A traveller walks past a French regional train built by Canada's Bombardier Inc.

Plastic and metal packaging company Ball Corp. says Chief Operating Officer John A. Hayes will add the title of president at the start of 2010 and will join the company's board of directors.

Honeywell India said today that it will set up a technology centre at Gurgaon in Haryana with an investment of $34 million to expand its global research capabilities.

Goodrich Corporation's Aircraft Wheels and Brakes business has been selected by flydubai to supply wheels and carbon brakes for its new fleet of 54 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft.

Alliant Techsystems says it's landed its largest commercial contract ever and will make Airbus airplane parts in a deal worth about $1 billion.

Northrop Grumman Corp. and regional political leaders called Monday for changes to the second round of tanker bidding or for a congressional mandate to split the contract between the Northrop-led team and rival Boeing Co.

GE Global Research, the technology development arm of General Electric Co., said Tuesday it will get $2 million federal grant to develop wearable sensors that alert people to chemical weapons and diseases.

United Arab Emirates: 45 minutes ago The Jebel Ali Free Zone announced today that Aerostructures Middle East Services, FZCO , a 50/50 joint venture company created by Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance and Aircelle, Safran Group, has signed a lease agreement with Jafza to establish its operating base at Jebel Ali Free Zone, ...