Rapid Fire Jan. 9, 2013: Afghanistan Zero Option | Pilot Training

Jan 09, 2013 10:25 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff
  • Some within the Obama administration see post-2014 US troops in Afghanistan down to just a few thousands, while others don’t rule out a complete withdrawal. WaPo | WSJ | UPI | CSIS.
  • BAE and Boeing are interested in the huge F-16 worldwide aftermarket, reports Bloomberg.
  • Bell and Boeing to Canada: why don’t you have a look at the V-22? But then they started making that pitch more than a year ago.

  • Dassault is interested in Canada too… with the Rafale, according to Les Echos [in French]. Scoring that would look something like this.

  • The UK’s House of Commons’ Defence Committee released a report on cyber-security recommending that “the MoD and the National Security Council keep under review the delineation of the military role in national cyber-security, not with a view to expanding that role unnecessarily, but to ensure that threats are dealt with in the most appropriate and effective manner, and that the MoD can focus its resources accordingly.”

  • The pre-solicitation conference organized by US NAVAIR for T-45 aircraft maintenance and logistics support has been postponed to Jan. 18. A draft RFP is about to be released.

  • Australia’s Defence Materiel Organisation has a draft request for tender available upon request for the AIR 5428 Pilot Training System Phase 1.

  • The UK-based Phoenix think tank notes that the fact piracy off Somalia abated in 2012 could be an easily-reverted gain. The factors that had triggered a surge in maritime piracy in the first place are still present.

    • Categories: Africa - Other, Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Official Reports, Pre-RFP, Specialty Aircraft, USA

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