Rapid Fire: 2010-03-16
Mar 15, 2010 20:16 EDTRelated Stories: ABM, Americas - USA, Asia - India, BAE, Britain/U.K., DARPA, Daily Rapid Fire, EADS, Issues - International, Rumours, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, Trucks & Transport
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- Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries issues its Report on Military Procurement; recommendations include 1 minister to oversee it, rather than the current 3.
- F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter rumored to have beaten the F-35A and JAS-39DK Gripen NG in Denmark.
- Indian interceptor missile test misses a Prithvi II target missile. RIA Novosti | Indian Express | Jakarta Post
- US Army fast-tracking GPS-guided 120mm mortar round to Afghanistan.
- Venezuela receives first 6 of 18 Chinese K-8 Karakorum trainer/ light attack jets.
- EADS aims to sell 210 A400M military transport planes to US Department of Defense. Good luck with that.
- Qatar’s C-17s flying aid missions to Haiti, and Chile.
- Lockheed Martin delivers 1st Hawk-T Mk.2 simulator to the winning Ascent consortium, for future use with the UK’s new Hawk Mk.128 LIFT jet trainers.
- DARPA looks to tap quantum mechanics for military application.
- Frost & Sullivan: Aging land military equipment in Asia Pacific countries fuels growth in upgrades and replacements.