by Fred Donovan | Apr 12, 2011 | Ammunition, ATK, Conferences & Events, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, ECM, Electronics - General, Equipment - Other, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Policy - Procurement, Raytheon, USA
* Defense industry needs to improve cost, weight, and energy efficiencies in new weapons systems, US defense officials tell US Navy League conference. * Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Peter Pace says DoD should be in charge of US cybersecurity, not the...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 11, 2011 | Americas - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - Political, Missiles - Ballistic, Partnerships & Consortia, Projections & Assessments, Rockets, Russia, Tanks & Mechanized
* Growth in worldwide military spending slowed to 1.3% in 2010, down from 5.9% in 2009, but overall spending still hit a record $1.63 trillion, according to an annual report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. * The Israeli Knesset’s Finance...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 10, 2011 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Elbit Systems, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Israel, Legal, Missiles - Surface-Air, Policy - Procurement, Rockets, Russia, Tanks & Mechanized, UAVs
* Israel’s Iron Dome rocket/artillery defense system in action. * Israel’s Elbit Systems sues government of Georgia in UK court for $100 million in connection with military contracts signed in 2007. * RAF Tornado takes out a Libyan tank. * Still cutting:...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 7, 2011 | Asia - Central, BAE, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Naval, Guns - Naval, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, New Systems Tech, Nuclear Weapons, Oceans - International, Other Equipment - Land, RAFAEL, Raytheon, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, Testing & Evaluation, USA, Warfare - Lessons
* Manufacturing Institute releases their “Roadmap for Education Reform for Manufacturing” – download full report here [PDF]. * Sen. Shaheen [D-NH] unveils Inspiration School Grant Program initiative to close the US robotics gap with Asian nations. *...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 6, 2011 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Force Structure, Leadership & People, Medical, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Project Management, Projections & Assessments, Submarines, Tanks & Mechanized, Trucks & Transport, UAVs, USA
* NATO has put up a “NATO and Libya” page with links to global coverage of that ongoing operation. Which could be ongoing for a long time. * DoD says a federal government shutdown would be “extremely disruptive,” but it is making...
