by Fred Donovan | Mar 15, 2011 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Forces - Special Ops, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Equipment - Land, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox says preliminary government approval of $30 billion plan to modernize 4 Vanguard-class SSBNs is expected soon. * Northrop Grumman board OKs spinoff of Huntington Ingalls Industries shipbuilding unit to NG shareholders. * Brazil’s...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 14, 2011 | Alliances, Bombs - Smart, China, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Europe - Other, Events, Fuel & Power, General Dynamics, India, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Japan, Russia, Signals Radio & Wireless, Surface Ships - Combat, Think Tanks, USA
* India passes China as world’s top arms importer, accounting for 9% of arms transfers during 2006 to 2010, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. * US Navy personnel on the US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which is aiding...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 13, 2011 | Ammunition, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, France, Guns - Personal Weapons, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Pre-RFP, Procurement Innovations, Russia, Sensors & Guidance, Surface Ships - Combat, T&C - CSC, Trucks & Transport, UAVs, USA
* Just how deep is the US Navy’s budget crisis? Very deep, and it will soon spread to the other services. In the Navy’s case, the Congressional Budget Office says it’s underestimating the total cost of its 30-year shipbuilding plan by nearly 20%....
by Fred Donovan | Mar 10, 2011 | Airbus, Ammunition, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Honeywell, Industry & Trends, Issues - Environmental, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Official Reports, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, USA
* Pakistan’s military wants more F-16s, plus Chinese submarines to go with its new French boats, and a joint submarine development venture. These plans are all being made against a backdrop of a serious domestic insurgency and widespread flooding damage, which...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 9, 2011 | Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, France, GPS Infrastructure, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, L3 Communications, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Procurement, Rosoboronexport, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, UAVs, USA
* USMC could lose up to a 3rd of its acquisition money, $563 million, under a FY 2011 continuing resolution, Commandant Gen. James Amos tells Senate Armed Services Committee. * Former L-3 engineer Sixing “Steve” Liu faces up to 20 years in prison on...
