by Joe Katzman | Oct 2, 2014 | ABM, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Force Structure, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Radars, Raytheon, Rumours, Saudi Arabia, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Think Tanks, Transformation, USA
Patriot PAC-2(click to view full) It’s becoming clear that Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, have stepped up their defense spending in recent years. Uncertainty creates perceptions of risk, and perceptions of risk lead to responses aimed at reducing that...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 2, 2014 | Contracts - Intent, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, Rockets, Trucks & Transport, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
M142 HIMARS(click to view full) In September 2006, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the United Arab Emirates official request High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (M142 HIMARS) as well as associated equipment that included GPS-guided missiles...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 2, 2014 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Iraq, Legal, Think Tanks, USA
* France’s Ministry of Defense released its 2015 budget plans [in French]. They’re looking at a nominally flat (i.e. excluding inflation) 31.4 billion euros ($39.7B) budget, within which €5.7B go to major programs and €2.8B are assigned to the nuclear...
