by Fred Donovan | Nov 15, 2010 | ABM, Alliances, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Personnel, R&D - Private, Raytheon, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, T&C - SAIC, Testing & Evaluation, Training & Exercises, USA
* Britain’s Chiefs of Defence Staffs say ‘no, really, the SDSR is all right….’ * US permanent rep to NATO, Ivo Daalder, makes case for a NATO missile defense system as leaders prepare for summit in Lisbon this week. * Sitting this one out:...
by Fred Donovan | Nov 14, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Chemical Weapons, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Environmental, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Special Ops, France, Fuel & Power, Industry & Trends, Issues - Environmental, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Equipment - Land, Radars, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, Training & Exercises, Trucks & Transport, USA
* Qatar hopes to decide on its next jet fighter by 2012. * Night-time worries: Afghan President Karzai wants the US to end special ops night-time raids, reduce military operations in his country. * Frost and Sullivan: Asia-Pacific land defense systems market expected...
by Fred Donovan | Nov 11, 2010 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Delivery & Task Orders, Helicopters & Rotary, Intelligence & PsyOps, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Anti-Ship, People, Raytheon, Satellites & Sensors, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, T&C - SAIC, USA, WMD Proliferation
* Sharing secrets: South Korea, Japan to share sensitive information on North Korean nuclear and missile capabilities. * Boston brouhaha: Raytheon’s layoff creates political storm in Massachusetts. * Standoffish: Lockheed Martin gets $157.7 million contract to...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 11, 2010 | Alliances, Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Guest Articles, India, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Policy - Procurement, USA
F-16IN concept(click to view full) Guest Article by Srirangan S. India’s M-MRCA competition is currently the largest and most lucrative fighter competition in the world. I believe Lockheed Martin’s F-16IN Block 60+ “Super Viper” offering will...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 11, 2010 | Contracts - Intent, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Precision Attack, USA
ATACMS from M270 Nov 4/10: The US DSCA announces [PDF] Bahrain’s formal request to buy 30 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) T2K Unitary Missiles, Missile Common Test Device software, ATACMS Quality Assurance Team support, publications and technical...
