by Fred Donovan | Feb 1, 2011 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, China, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, ECM, Events, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Industry & Trends, Mines & Countermine-IED, Robots, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Signals Radio & Wireless, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Surface Ships - Other, Thales, USA
* The Malaysia armed forces is reportedly planning to spend up to MYR 2.2 billion (about $720 million) for 3 multirole support ships, 2 of which would be built locally, according to BMI. * Australia’s Department of Defence cancels A$ 40 million contract with...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 31, 2011 | Ammunition, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Budgets, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Equipment - Land, Radars, Raytheon, Rockets, USA
* Swedish defense spending is expected to grow at an anemic 0.36% per year over the next 4 years, reaching $5.4 billion by 2015, according to iCD Research. * Strategy Analytics: US defense semiconductor sector is expected to post 6% compound annual average growth rate...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 30, 2011 | ABM, Alliances, Asia - Central, Avionics, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Financial & Accounting, Food-related, France, GE, Leadership & People, Oshkosh, People, Transformation, Trucks & Transport, USA
* GAO reports: DoD is having trouble counting [PDF] all of its service contractors; Defense Business Transformation initiative [PDF] has flaws; and ballistic missile defense plan for Europe has unrealistic cost estimates [PDF]. * Is Pentagon chief Robert Gates...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 27, 2011 | Airbus, Asia - Central, BAE, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Domestic Security, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Fuel & Power, Heavy Bombers, Intelligence & PsyOps, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, R&D - Private, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, University-related, USA, Warfare - Lessons
* Defense budget cuts split HASC Republicans between hawks and Tea Partiers. * With a bevy of batteries weighing soldiers down, MIT’s research into mini gas turbines in a silicon chip promises a possible way out. * US Army’s Dugway Proving Ground, which...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 26, 2011 | Americas - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Coastal & Littoral, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - General, New Systems Tech, Radars, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* General Dynamics sees a 19% jump in 4th quarter earnings, fueled for demand for military vehicles and ships. * Bad News: Boeing’s net income and revenues drop 8% for the 4th quarter [PDF], due in part to cuts in defense programs. * New HASC Chairman Howard...
