by Joe Katzman | Oct 21, 2010 | Avionics, BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Procurement Innovations, Support & Maintenance, Transformation
Latest updates: End of the Harrier fleet – and carriers. HMS Illustrious takeoff(click to view full) “Future Contracting for Availability” involves the removal of traditional “parts and hours” maintenance contracts in favor of fixed-price...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 20, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Other, ATK, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, ECM, Electronics - General, Equipment - Other, Fighters & Attack, Heavy Bombers, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, IT - General, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Personnel, Raytheon, Security & Secrecy, Transport & Utility, University-related, USA
* US universities weigh in on the direction of, and trends in, US defense research as it applies to them. * Packing Aid: The US is expected to offer Pakistan $2 billion in military aid during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit this week. * No Tweet...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 19, 2010 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, Scandals & Investigations, Think Tanks, Training & Exercises, USA
* Filling a Black Hole: UK government releases its Strategic Defence and Security Review [PDF], which calls for cuts in defense spending to plug a GBP 38 billion “black hole” in future defense plans by canceling weapons systems, trimming MoD expenses, and...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 18, 2010 | Americas - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Field Innovations, General Dynamics, IT - Cyber-Security, Leadership & People, Logistics, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Satellites & Sensors, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, USA, Warfare - Trends, WMD Defenses, WMD Proliferation
* Thinking Strategically: UK government’s new National Security Strategy [PDF] identifies terrorism, cyber attacks, natural disasters, and foreign wars as the top 4 threat facing the nation. * Not So Strategic: UK parliamentary panel is not impressed with...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 17, 2010 | ABM, Alliances, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Field Reports, Fighters & Attack, France, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Helicopters & Rotary, Honeywell, India, Israel, Issues - International, L3 Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Northrop-Grumman, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* UK MoD reportedly agrees to a budget cut of around GBP 3 billion. * NATO expected to approve US-led effort to build a missile defense shield over Europe at next month’s Lisbon summit. * Honeywell ramps up its political donations dramatically. * Form Fitting:...
