by Fred Donovan | Feb 11, 2010 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, France, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Launch Vehicles, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Radars, Sensors & Guidance, Simulation & Training, T&C - SAIC, Tanks & Mechanized, UAVs, USA, WMD Proliferation
* Feb 10: RF notes Tory shadow minister’s comment that Britain must be capable of acting unilaterally. Today: read Liam Fox’s full speech to the RUSI re: Britain’s coming defense review and challenges. * Hollywood scriptwriters are preparing...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 11, 2010 | Asia - Other, Budgets, Contracts - Intent, Events, Fighters & Attack, India, Specialty Aircraft
BAF F-7MB(click to view larger) Flight International reports that Bangladeshi planning minister A.K. Khandker has informed Parliament that the government intends to buy “a squadron” of fighters and 2 maritime patrol aircraft, as part of its 2010...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 11, 2010 | Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Saudi Arabia, Support & Maintenance, Transport & Utility
Saudi C-130(click to view full) Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense & Aviation & Inspectorate General has awarded Greece’s Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) and its local and the Middle East Propulsion Company (MEPC) partner a 3-year, $43 million...
by Fred Donovan | Feb 11, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, Northrop-Grumman, Sensors & Guidance, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M1A1 Abrams(click to view full) General Dynamics Land Systems awarded an $18 million firm-fixed-price contract to Northrop Grumman to produce LRS-2000 Rate Sensor Assembly units for the Stabilized Commander’s Weapon Station (SCWS) on the US Army M1A1 Abrams...
by Fred Donovan | Feb 11, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Software & Integration, R&D - Contracted, Simulation & Training, Small Business, T&C - SAIC, USA
AVCATT Simulator We have all heard the phrase “practice makes perfect.” For pilots and their crew, practice can save lives. But pilot and crew practice can be costly and sometimes risky. To reduce the cost and risk, the US military often uses simulators...