Rapid Fire 2011-04-01: Mobile Counter IED

Rapid Fire 2011-04-01: Mobile Counter IED

* Huntington Ingalls Industries begins trading on New York Stock Exchange after Northrop Grumman completes the $6.7 billion spinoff of shipbuilding subsidiary. * UK military’s antiquated information systems for logistics supply chain management have resulted in...
Rapid Fire 2011-04-01: Mobile Counter IED

MARSS & More: Quasi-Civilian Spy Plane Services On the Front Lines

RC-7B “Crazy Hawk” The US military has planes like F-22A stealth fighters that make a lot of news. It also has planes that make very little news, even though they play key roles in a number of conflicts around the world. One example is the RC-7B/EO-5B...
Rapid Fire 2011-04-01: Mobile Counter IED

Rapid Fire 2011-03-31: State-sponsored Cyber Threats

* US costs of Libyan operation total $550 million so far, according to DoD official. * Flight International provides an overview of allied air operations and assets against Libyan air defenses, and adds the destruction of a Libyan plane by a French Rafale fighter...
Rapid Fire 2011-04-01: Mobile Counter IED

EADS Solidifies MRO Position with Vector Acquisition

A week after the March 2011 revelation that EADS was in discussions with Toronto Stock Exchange listed Vector Aerospace, a support agreement with EADS subsidiary Eurocopter Holding will acquire all of Vector’s issued and outstanding common shares for...