by Fred Donovan | Apr 5, 2011 | Africa - Other, Americas - Other, Budgets, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, European Union (EU), Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Mergers & Acquisitions, Russia, UAVs, USA
* US House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveils [PDF] Republican answer to Obama administration’s FY 2012 budget; Republican version reflects $178 billion in defense savings over the next 5 years identified by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. *...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 4, 2011 | Bombs - Smart, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, IT - Software & Integration, Leadership & People, Mergers & Acquisitions, Northrop-Grumman, Raytheon, Rumours, Russia, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* Ducommun is buying St. Louis, MO-based defense electronics firm LaBarge for $340 million. * Goodrich to pay EUR 330 million for Microtecnica, a Turin, Italy-based provider of flight control actuation systems for helicopters, aircraft, missile actuation, and aircraft...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 3, 2011 | Ammunition, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, Consulting Firms, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Official Reports, Procurement Innovations, Russia, Submarines, Training & Exercises, USA
* Russia to move Navy headquarters from Moscow to St. Petersburg by 2012, the Defense Ministry said. * Where is DoD’s billions of dollars in FY 2012 cybersecurity spending going? Nextgov takes a look. * Providence Equity Partners agrees to acquire SRA...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 31, 2011 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Modifications, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, IT - General, Logistics, Mines & Countermine-IED, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Policy - Doctrine, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, United Technologies, USA
* Huntington Ingalls Industries begins trading on New York Stock Exchange after Northrop Grumman completes the $6.7 billion spinoff of shipbuilding subsidiary. * UK military’s antiquated information systems for logistics supply chain management have resulted in...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 30, 2011 | Africa - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Chemical Weapons, Chemicals & HAZMAT, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Northrop-Grumman, Rockets, Russia, Support Functions - Other, USA
* US costs of Libyan operation total $550 million so far, according to DoD official. * Flight International provides an overview of allied air operations and assets against Libyan air defenses, and adds the destruction of a Libyan plane by a French Rafale fighter...
