by Joe Katzman | Oct 15, 2008 | Forces - Air, Policy - Procurement, Think Tanks, Transformation, USA
Despite its staid sounding name, The Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC has been anything but staid and diplomatic in its recent series of reports on America’s defense procurement plans. “ABANDON SHIPS: The Costly Illusion of...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 15, 2008 | Events, India, Israel, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Scandals & Investigations
On Oct 14/08, India’s Election Commission announced dates for assembly polls in 5 key batleground states of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram. The announcement begins the countdown to national Parliamentary elections in 2009, and...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 15, 2008 | Britain/U.K., Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Lobbying
On April 1/07 the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) and the Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) merged to form Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), with a GBP 16 billion annual budget. Beginning at 10:30 AM GMT on Nov 18/08, Britain’s Defence Committee...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 14, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Finmeccanica, Laser & EM Weapons, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Testing & Evaluation, Transformation, Trucks & Transport, USA
On June 6/08, Applied Energetics, Inc. in Tucson, AZ received a $9.3 million cost plus fixed fee contract for the continued development and production of 10 anti-mine systems, plus spares, operator training and technical support for an overseas operational assessment....
by Joe Katzman | Oct 14, 2008 | Airbus, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Force Structure, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Combat
Croatia(click to view full) by Igor Tabak Croatia’s famous Adriatic coastline is warmer than Finland’s, but its geography of long coastlines and near-shore islands in a narrow body of water lends itself to similar naval solutions and requirements. On July...
