Rapid Fire 2010-02-16: Naval Data Usage

Feb 15, 2010 20:58 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff
  • Information Dissemination on 2008 at-sea usage data and implications for various US Navy ship types.
  • India to issue a new defense procurement policy, hopes to reduce delays in purchasing weapons, and to increase domestic production.
  • India’s Mahindra Group is lobbying the government to lift foreign ownership cap for defense firms to 49%. The firm is involved in a joint venture with BAE systems, among others.

  • Pakistan gets its new guns in just over 3 years; India is still dithering after more than 6 years…

  • Britain’s maritime replenishment options: From Rover/Leaf to… MARS? Aegir? JSS?

  • Chile commissions former American Kaiser Class oiler/ station support ship Andrew J. Higgins [T-AO 190], as the Almirante Montt.

  • South Korea, Japan and China mull tripartite security framework.

  • Denmark plans to decide sooner re: its future fighter jet. F-35, JAS-39NG Gripen, F/A-18 Super Hornet competing.

  • US Missile Defense Agency shoots down ballistic missile with airborne laser.

  • Former Hawaii superferries delivering supplies to Haiti. A JHSV preview?

  • US Secretary of State Clinton says US would extend security umbrella to Persian Gulf allies to protect them from an increasingly militaristic Iran.

  • General Dynamics gets contract worth up to $387 million to support US Army’s constructive training systems.

  • Sikorsky, Terma to collaborate if Danish government buys MH-60R Seahawk helicopters.

  • Raytheon’s AGM-154C-1 passes communications test with JSTARS aircraft.

  • Northrop Grumman demonstrates Fire Scout’s resupply capability during the US Army high-tech exercise.

  • California State University program that trains linguists for the US DoD gets FY 2010 funding.

    • Categories: ABM, Asia - Other, BAE, C4ISR, China, Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, Guns - 60+ mm direct, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, Japan, Laser & EM Weapons, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, Missiles - Precision Attack, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, UAVs, USA

    Stay Up-to-Date on Defense Programs Developments with Free Newsletter

    DID's daily email newsletter keeps you abreast of contract developments, pictures, and data, put in the context of their underlying political, business, and technical drivers.