by [email protected] | Jul 25, 2011 | Africa - Other, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, France, IAI, Industry & Trends, Israel, Leadership & People, New Systems Tech, Oceans - International, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Polar Regions, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA
* Airborne Mobility Command point to the increase in airdrops over Afghanistan over the past five years as evidence of the growing importance of Joint Precision Aerial Delivery Systems (JPADS) to operations. * The French Government’s agreement with Israel...
by [email protected] | Jul 22, 2011 | Air Reconnaissance, Airbus, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, China, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), France, IT - Cyber-Security, L3 Communications, Laser & EM Weapons, Leadership & People, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Projections & Assessments, Russia, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* The release of the Final Report of the 2010 Army Acquisition Review [PDF] reveals that since 1995 the US Army has spent $32 billion on testing and evaluation of weapons programs that were eventually canceled. Among the largest programs was Boeing’s Future...
by [email protected] | Jul 21, 2011 | Americas - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, ECM, Fighters & Attack, France, IAI, India, Industry & Trends, Israel, Leadership & People, Missiles - Ballistic, Other Corporation, Russia, Simulation & Training, UAVs, USA
* The Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Buck Mckeon (R-CA), says that the $866 billion spending-reduction proposal formulated by the ‘Gang of Six’ would not allow the United States to provide ‘safety and security’. * Despite UK...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 20, 2011 | Alliances, Contracts - Awards, IAI, Issues - Political, L3 Communications, Legal, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation
Canada’s $3 billion frigate modernization program, which specifically aimed to exclude American technologies from key areas, was just one example of a growing problem for American defense firms. Major players in the defense industry have been pushing for years...
by [email protected] | Jul 20, 2011 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Naval, France, India, Industry & Trends, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Partnerships & Consortia, People, Russia, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Thales, Trucks & Transport, USA
* The Government Accountability Office (GAO) publishes Pakistan Assistance: Relatively Little of the $3 Billion in Requested Assistance is Subject to State’s Certification of Pakistan’s Progress on Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism Issues [PDF]. * The...
