Rapid Fire 2010-06-18: Eurosatory 2010

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* Op-ed: Pentagon officials argue for phased adaptive ballistic missile defense to counter threat from rogue states. * Controversy over F-35 design changes that may make it more vulnerable. * EADS to continue funding development of Talarion MALE UAV despite reluctance of European partners to place orders. This study may also have had something to […]

* Op-ed: Pentagon officials argue for phased adaptive ballistic missile defense to counter threat from rogue states.

* Controversy over F-35 design changes that may make it more vulnerable.

* EADS to continue funding development of Talarion MALE UAV despite reluctance of European partners to place orders. This study may also have had something to do with EADS’ decision.

* Eurosatory 2010 is on in Paris, France. BAE presents its new CV90 Armadillo family of tracked IFVs and RG41 wheeled APC, GD presents its Eagle V patrol vehicle, Renault its VAB Mk.II wheeled APC.

* Meanwhile, France is presenting its Munitions Precision Metrique (MPM) program [in French], which aims to offer a family of tank shells, 155mm artillery, 120mm mortars, GMLRS rockets, and 68mm SNEB rockets that use semi-active laser guidance + INS to get 1m CEP precision, instead of GPS/INS guidance’s 10m (decametrique).

* It’s called job security. US Navy loses 3 REMUS-100 UUVs, calls in the old standby dolphins and sea lions to find them.

* Australia’s new submarine support facility in Henderson, Western Australia, is open for work. They can use that help.

* Too many zeros: The Associated Press added 3 zeros to an $8.4 million Sikorsky Aircraft order for normal maintenance work on the VH-3D Sea King presidential helicopter fleet. Speaking of needing help… $8.4 billion should be intuitively wrong for that.

* Not business as usual: SAIC snags contract worth up to $75 million to provide technical support for the US DoD Business Transformation Agency’s Enterprise Planning & Investment Directorate.

* Japanese spacecraft lands in Australia with asteroid samples. Bruce Willis and crew not on it…

* Do the H2O: Global Defense Technology & Systems wins $45 million contract for mobile systems to package purified water for front-line Marines.

* Salt Lake seed money: Utah launches initiative to lift defense, aerospace industries.

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