by Editorial Staff | May 31, 2013 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Boeing, Budgets, Canada, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, India, Lockheed Martin, Medical, Official Reports, Partnerships & Consortia, Polar Regions, USA
* After almost 2 years of denial, US Defense Undersecretary Ashton Carter instructed the services to work on FY 14 and FY15 budgeting scenarios that span a range going from the president’s unrealistic FY14 budget to full sequestration (~10% lower). Give it...
by Joe Katzman | May 30, 2013 | Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, T&C - RAND Corp., Transformation, USA
F-35A test flight(click to view full) The $300+ billion, multi-national F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is the largest single military program in history. It’s also reaching a critical nexus. In order to keep costs under control and justify the industrial ramp...
by Editorial Staff | May 30, 2013 | Africa - Other, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, IT - Software & Integration, Middle East - Other, Oceans - International, Russia, Security & Secrecy, Simulation & Training, Soldier's Gear, Think Tanks, Training & Exercises, USA, Warfare - Trends
* 4 major defense-focused American think tanks joined forces to weight budget trade-offs for the Pentagon over the next 10 years. They have a clear consensus [PDF] to primarily target personnel, and more specifically DoD civilians, for cuts, whether sequestration is...
by Joe Katzman | May 29, 2013 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, ECM, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Protective Systems - Naval, Sensors - Aquatic, Sensors & Guidance, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Thales
HMS Astute & Type 45(click to view full) In late May 2013, Thales UK signed a 10-year, GBP 600 million Sensor Support Optimisation Project (SSOP) with the Ministry of Defence. It extends the 2003 Contractor Logistics Support deal that covered electronic warfare/...
by Editorial Staff | May 29, 2013 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, France, Germany, India, Industry & Trends, Japan, Partnerships & Consortia, Soldier's Gear, USA
* Spain’s armament exports decreased by 19.6% in 2012 after a record 2011, to EUR 1.95B (about $2.5B). That is still more than twice the yearly average up to 2010. Australia replaced Venezuela as their largest purchaser. El Pais [in Spanish]. * Japan may sell...
