Rapid Fire 2011-01-31: Defense Business Transformation

Jan 30, 2011 21:19 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff

  • Oskhosh is adding 650 to 750 jobs to handle increased orders for US military vehicles.

  • Czech defense spending expected to increase 4.15% in 2011, as country increases deployments in Afghanistan, according to BMI.

  • French defense spending is predicted to increase at a modest rate of below 2% per year, reaching EUR 52.9 billion in 2019, according to BMI.

  • UK MOD bottled water plant bottles 48,000 liters of water per day from hard coral strata beneath Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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