by Fred Donovan | Mar 20, 2011 | Africa - Other, Americas - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Issues - International, IT - General, Missiles - Precision Attack, Russia, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Thales, USA
* US general says international forces control skies over Libya after weekend Tomahawk cruise missile and US, French and British fighter jet and bomber strikes. * Russia’s 5th generation nuclear subs will be armed with both ballistic and cruise missiles, say...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 17, 2011 | Ammunition, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, General Dynamics, Missiles - Ballistic, Russia, Small Business, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, T&C - SAIC, Tanks & Mechanized, Testing & Evaluation, USA
* Russia expects to have new land-based ICBM system ready by 2013. * Meanwhile, Russia is preparing another test of its troubled Bulava (SS-NX-30) SLBM in June; check out the missile’s test-launch history. * Russia is planning to begin construction of a 3rd...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 16, 2011 | Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Forces - Space, General Dynamics, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Procurement, Satellites & Sensors, Sensors - Aquatic, Surface Ships - Combat, T&C - SAIC
* On this St. Patrick’s Day, check out Ireland’s Defense Forces Review 2010 [PDF]. * UK Army general to head government’s GBP 650 million cybersecurity effort. * Former head of Air Force Space Command, Bob Butterworth, questions USAF’s new...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 15, 2011 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Forces - Special Ops, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Equipment - Land, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox says preliminary government approval of $30 billion plan to modernize 4 Vanguard-class SSBNs is expected soon. * Northrop Grumman board OKs spinoff of Huntington Ingalls Industries shipbuilding unit to NG shareholders. * Brazil’s...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 14, 2011 | Alliances, Bombs - Smart, China, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Europe - Other, Events, Fuel & Power, General Dynamics, India, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Japan, Russia, Signals Radio & Wireless, Surface Ships - Combat, Think Tanks, USA
* India passes China as world’s top arms importer, accounting for 9% of arms transfers during 2006 to 2010, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. * US Navy personnel on the US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which is aiding...
