* Defense executive panel offers advice to contractors on future industry challenges.
* Nordic Alliance proposal continues to make political progress.
* ASDReports.com: Global market for armored vehicles will reach $10.3 billion, fueled by continued IED threat.
* US Army: “Review drops two-war force size paradigm,” changing the assumptions used to set required military forces.
* “American Civil Liberties Union” sues the government, asking for in-depth information about the use of UAV strikes in foreign wars.
* CSC snags 5-year, $27 million contract to provide IT to US DoD’s Dependents Schools-Europe, which runs 81 schools for the children of US military.
* Cubic in San Diego, CA will supply small arms training systems to Saudi Arabia under a $30 million contract.
* Boeing’s A160T Hummingbird Warrior helicopter UAV completes resupply trials with US Marines. Main competition is Kaman’s K-MAX.
* USAF continues its shift from cost-plus contracts toward fixed-cost, for the F-35 program. Meanwhile, the first production model F-35B hovers in a test.
* Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Release 1.1 (Single Supply Solution) goes live at Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP). Sounds simple. Isn’t, in practice.
* General Dynamics gets $30.6 million contract to supply 118 Type-3 advanced mission computers for the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft.
* Czech firm Aero Vodochody says it will supply 40 cockpits for the US Blawk Hawk troop transport and utility helicopter.