* Iran buys nuclear enrichment gear through China’s Jinzhou Group.
* China buys 15 batteries of S-300 long-range anti-aircraft missiles for $2.25 billion from Russia. Reuters | RIA Novosti | Bloomberg
* New UK Military Aviation Authority, which grew out of Nimrod Review Report on 2006 crash of Nimrod XV230 sea control aircraft, kicks off with mandate to regulate military airworthiness.
* US DoJ is suing KBR for improperly charging the US Army for private armed security from 2003 to 2006 under the LOGCAP 3 logistics contract in Iraq. KBR says its hiring of private armed security was “reasonable, necessary and appropriate.”
* Frost & Sullivan: US Army purchases of VSAT communication capacity spurs VSAT providers revenues but prompts worldwide bandwidth shortage.
* Oman confirms its intent to buy Eurofighter Typhoons from Britain. Which is not a contract, but is a step forward.
* Thales’ new CAPTAS 4249 active/passive towed variable-depth sonar detaches and sinks during trials in the Bay of Biscay.
* AGM-154C-1 JSOW Block III glide bomb completes its first captive-flight test on an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter, demonstrates Link 16 compatibility.
* France’s DCNS dangles the prospect of further international work in front of Indian Scorpene submarine manufacturing partner Walchandnagar Industries.
* Pentagon beefs up building security measures in aftermath of March 4 shooting. Washington Post | Associated Press
* Northrop Grumman promotes RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV in Asia.