Rapid Fire May 31, 2012: Defining Unmanned Missions

May 31, 2012 10:30 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff
  • Northrop Grumman is pitching a fleet of 3 to 5 modified Global Hawks Block 30s to Canada. The call it “Polar Hawk”. It’s a good thing Microsoft is not in charge of their branding: “Global Hawk Cold Proof Starter Edition” doesn’t have the same ring to it.
  • RAND came up with methodologies to determine the future role and missions of UAVs.
  • IAI sales for Q1 2012 are up 5% from a year ago to $894M. Its backlog reached $9.7B. Exports and military sales represent 80% and 76% of total sales respectively.

  • BAE Systems to consult employee representatives on potential job cuts across the UK.

  • Romania is looking at used F-16s from Portugal or the Netherlands.

  • Peter W. Singer at the Brookings think tank attributes counterfeit electronic parts to contractor cost cutting rather than China.

    • Categories: BAE, Britain/U.K., Canada, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Northrop-Grumman, UAVs

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