by Joe Katzman | May 29, 2012 | Alliances, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Events, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, General Dynamics, IAI, Industry & Trends, Israel, IT - General, Legal, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Public Relations, Scandals & Investigations, Singapore, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, UAVs, USA
* The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) published its Defence Budget Brief 2012-2013 [PDF] last week. It starts like this: “The numbers tell the story. Next year the defence budget will fall in real terms by 10.5%, the largest year-on-year reductions...
by Joe Katzman | May 28, 2012 | Contracts - Awards
Honor & Reflect(click to view cartoon) Monday, May 28th is Memorial Day in the USA. DID honors those who have given all of their tomorrows in American military service; we will not be publishing. Readers are reminded that in America, the Memorial Day moment of...
by Joe Katzman | May 25, 2012 | Budgets, India, Policy - Doctrine, Policy - Personnel, Policy - Procurement, Russia, Think Tanks, USA
* India’s new aircraft carrier will have its sea trials delayed. The problem isn’t the contractor this time – it’s the weather in northern Russia. * US base closures: if not this year, maybe the next? * The Center for a New American Security...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2012 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Saudi Arabia, Specialty Aircraft
Pilatus PC-21(click to view full) In May 2012, Saudi Arabia signed a long-rumored agreement with BAE for training aircraft that can take RSAF pilots all the way from basic training to lead-in fighter training, along with their accompanying classroom training and...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2012 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Intent, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Transport & Utility, USA
BAF C-130B(click to view full) The Bangladesh Air Force currently flies 4 ancient C-130B Hercules medium transports, bought second-hand from the USAF. A May 2012 DSCA request [PDF] would replace them with 4 merely old C-130E Hercules medium transports, bought...
