by Fred Donovan | May 17, 2011 | Airbus, Alliances, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Equipment - Other, General Atomics, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Legal, Logistics, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, UAVs, United Technologies, USA
* The US Army may have to spend at least $441 million to replenish prepositioned equipment to meet combatant command planning requirements, part of the $4.5 billion needed to fully reconstitute the Army’s prepositioned stocks, the GAO says. * Russian President...
by Fred Donovan | May 16, 2011 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Official Reports, Policy - Personnel, Policy - Procurement, Projections & Assessments, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Signals Radio & Wireless, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, Training & Exercises, Trucks & Transport, UAVs, USA
* UK government steps forward with the 1st explicit covenant, stating the moral obligation which exists between the British nation, the Government and the Armed Forces. See full document, and a companion document discusses the steps they’re taking to turn its...
by Fred Donovan | May 15, 2011 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Ammunition, ATK, BAE, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Domestic Security, Electronics - General, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Israel, Issues - International, Lobbying, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Radars, Raytheon, Trucks & Transport, USA
* Turkey’s current account deficit is hitting levels that worry some observers. High levels have been predictors of economic crises in the past. If that comes to pass, there are a lot of new and pending weapons programs that would be affected. * Turkey’s...
by Fred Donovan | May 12, 2011 | Airbus, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Special Ops, GE, General Dynamics, Heavy Bombers, Issues - International, Launch Vehicles, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Projections & Assessments, Rolls Royce, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, Tanks & Mechanized, UAVs, USA
* House Armed Services Committee approves $690 billion defense authorization bill for FY 2012: among other things, the bill would 1) allow GE and Rolls Royce to continue development of the F136 engine for the F-35 fighter at their own expense, 2) continue funding...
by Fred Donovan | May 11, 2011 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Elbit Systems, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Russia, Simulation & Training, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility
* Economic events will be driving more and more military budget decisions over the next few years. Writing in Caixin Weekly, Andy Xie pens “Chimerica’s Slippery Slope to Stagflation.” * State-controlled Russian Helicopters indefinitely suspends $500...
