* Littoral Combat Ship: program updates.
* A British green paper calls for enhanced military cooperation between the UK and France. Industry says: what about R&D?
* India orders BEL’s Akash medium range surface-to-air missile systems.
* India issues turboprop trainer RFP, after instructors reportedly refused to fly HPT-32s.
* Up to 8 UAVs reported operating in Waziristan, Pakistan strike.
* Indian P-8i sea control aircraft may add air-air surveillance.
* Frost & Sullivan: Traditional defense contractors will lose market share to “disruptive companies” that offer “good enough” products at cheaper prices.
* China is threatening to sanction US companies that are involved in the US $6.45 billion weapons sale to Taiwan. Real, or a bluff?
* US Defense Secretary Gates warns Congress that if it makes substantial cuts to the administration’s budget request, the US military will have to “sacrifice” force structure and capabilities.
* USA’s coming rotorcraft crunch?
* US DISA awards Unisys a $187 million contract to provide mainframe computer capacity for USAF logistics.
* Who’s right on the US carrier fighter gap? Defense Secretary Gates or the Navy?
* Raytheon receives a $170 million foreign military sales order to produce AGM-65D and AGM-65G2 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles for the UAE.
* Maritime laser clears 2 US design reviews.
* Thales wins 5-year training support sub-contract for Australia’s E-737 Wedgetail AWACS {DII}, 5-year avionics support sub-contract for France’s Rafale fighters.
* The US Navy stands up its new Fleet Cyber Command to oversee the service’s cyberspace operations. Google attacks termed a “wake up call” by DNI.
* Draper Lab gets $131.1 million contract to upgrade the guidance systems on the Trident II D5 missile.