by Fred Donovan | Dec 22, 2010 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Fuel & Power, General Dynamics, India, Issues - Political, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, USA
* UK MoD and Home Office launch a 3-month industry consultation on defense equipment, support and technology. * President Obama is expected to sign the FY 2011 defense authorization bill after the House passed the Senate version, which stripped WWII-related payments...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 21, 2010 | Airbus, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Surface-Air, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Rumours, Sensors - Aquatic, Signals Radio & Wireless, United Technologies, USA, WMD Detection
* Raytheon pays hefty fee of $490 million to acquire military cybersecurity firm Applied Signal after intense bidding war. * Germany’s Wegmann Group acquires Siemens AG’s 49% stake in land vehicle leader Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW). They...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 20, 2010 | ABM, Airbus, Americas - Other, Budgets, C4ISR, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Industry & Trends, IT - General, L3 Communications, Leadership & People, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, People, Policy - Personnel, Russia, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, USA
* Key senators push for passage this week of the House-passed FY 2010 defense authorization bill [PDF]. * Ignoring Pentagon chief Gates plea, the Senate plans to vote on a continuing resolution extending government spending at current levels only through Mar 4/11;...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 16, 2010 | Ammunition, Asia - Central, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Budgets, C4ISR, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Helicopters & Rotary, Interoperability, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Leadership & People, Middle East - Other, Official Reports, Raytheon, Transport & Utility, USA
* Pretty please: Pentagon chief Gates says failure of Congress to pass $1.1 trillion FY 2011 omnibus spending bill (which includes defense) would jeopardize “vital military requirements.” FY 2010 ended Sept 30/10. * US GAO releases “National...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 15, 2010 | Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Elbit Systems, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Policy - Personnel, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Robust military aircraft sales offset decline in commercial aircraft sales, as US aerospace industry sales [PDF] reach a record $216.5 billion in sales this year. * Royal Navy to withdraw HMS Illustrious strike carrier from service in 2014, eliminating all carriers...
