by Fred Donovan | Oct 31, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, ECM, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Intelligence & PsyOps, Issues - International, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Raytheon, Russia, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* Breaking China’s monopoly: US DoD considers funding private US providers of rare earth metals used in high-tech weapons to break China’s near monopoly. * London calling: UK, France expected to sign defense cooperation accord in London this week. * US...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 28, 2010 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, L3 Communications, Launch Facilities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Raytheon, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, USA
* Raytheon, L-3 post higher than expected profits, despite cutback in defense programs. * UK foreign security delivers to Parliament the first quarterly report on Afghanistan, noting that the Afghan National Security Forces are expected to number 260,000 by the end of...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 28, 2010 | Avionics, Other Corporation, Project Successes, Specialty Aircraft, USA
Latest updates: With GATM done, this is this article’s final update. KC-135R Stratotanker(click to view larger) The goal of the KC-135 Global Air Traffic Management program is to update the US aerial tanker fleet’s avionics. The last KC-135 was delivered...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 27, 2010 | ABM, Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Chemicals & HAZMAT, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, ECM, Europe - Other, France, General Dynamics, Heavy Bombers, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Raytheon, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* ASPI analyst Mark Thomson discusses the underlying economic realities that may cripple western military power, and what that means for Australia. * French Groupement des Industries de Construction et d’Activités Navales (GICAN) Chairman Jean-Marie Poimboeuf...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 26, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, C4ISR, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Domestic Security, Europe - Other, India, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Other Equipment - Land, Policy - Procurement, Russia, Sensors - Aquatic, Sensors & Guidance, Specialty Aircraft, Thales, Training & Exercises, USA
* USA reportedly prepping a $2 billion military aid package for Pakistan, even as Foreign Policy magazine openly wonders if there’s any way to fix the country, and India has concerns of its own. China’s Xinhua has its own slant. * iCD Research: The Israeli...
