by Joe Katzman | Jun 5, 2011 | Asia - Other, BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Intent, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, Thales, USA
FNSS’ Pars 8×8(click to view full) In April 2010, Britain’s BAE Systems Plc and Turkey’s Nurol Holding AS reportedly signed a letter of intent worth up to $500 million, to help supply about 250 armored vehicles to the Malaysian government...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 5, 2011 | Africa - Other, Air Reconnaissance, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Industry & Trends, Middle East - Other, Raytheon, USA
350-ISR layout(click to view full) June 1 /11: Raytheon Co. in McKinney, TX receives a $24 million firm-fixed-price contract award to buy 2 used commercial Beechcraft airliners, then refurbish the airframes, add special mission equipment and components, and cover...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 5, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Environmental, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, USA
(click to visit) Defense purchase coverage often focuses on weapons, but in FY 2010, weapon procurement is actually only 20.1% of the Pentagon’s budget. By comparison, “Operations and Maintenance” took up 34.7%. That $180+ billion total includes a...
by [email protected] | Jun 5, 2011 | Aircraft, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Clothing, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Field Innovations, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Air, Forces - Land, India, Materials Innovations, Power Projection, Small Business, Soldier's Gear, Specialty Aircraft, Think Tanks, USA
* A new report [PDF] from the unaligned CSBA think tank states that “the growth and proliferation of anti-access/area-denial capabilities, together with short-range guided munitions, have the potential to bring the era of the aircraft carrier to an end, obviate...
