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Rapid Fire Jan. 11, 2013: Pentagon Preempts Budget Squeeze

Rapid Fire Jan. 11, 2013: Pentagon Preempts Budget Squeeze

by | Jan 11, 2013 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Leadership & People, Official Reports, RFPs, Russia, USA

* Soon-departing US SecDef Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey held a press conference (transcript, video) mostly focused on budget issues: “The continuing resolution (CR) expires on March 27th. If Congress fails to pass the...
Rapid Fire Jan. 11, 2013: Pentagon Preempts Budget Squeeze

Rapid Fire Jan. 10, 2013: Marching Towards March Madness | UK Major Projects

by | Jan 10, 2013 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Israel, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Missiles - Ballistic, People, Pre-RFP, USA

* Todd Harrison from the CSBA think tank explains [PDF] how the way the recent American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) tinkered with sequestration affects defense. His estimate is $42.7B in cuts spread over the last 7 months of the current fiscal year, a couple billion...
Rapid Fire Jan. 11, 2013: Pentagon Preempts Budget Squeeze

Malaysia Wants ATFLIR Targeting Pods for its F/A-18D Hornets

by | Jan 9, 2013 | Asia - Other, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, Support Functions - Other, USA

Malaysian F/A-18D:Bersama Shield 2010(click to view full) Malaysia has an unusual air fleet, which includes Russian MiG-29s and very advanced SU-30MKMs, alongside Boeing’s F/A-18D Hornets. The MiG-29s are declining in numbers, and Malaysia had hoped to phase...
Rapid Fire Jan. 11, 2013: Pentagon Preempts Budget Squeeze

Rapid Fire Jan. 9, 2013: Afghanistan Zero Option | Pilot Training

by | Jan 9, 2013 | Africa - Other, Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Official Reports, Pre-RFP, Specialty Aircraft, USA

* Some within the Obama administration see post-2014 US troops in Afghanistan down to just a few thousands, while others don’t rule out a complete withdrawal. WaPo | WSJ | UPI | CSIS. * BAE and Boeing are interested in the huge F-16 worldwide aftermarket,...