by Fred Donovan | Dec 7, 2010 | Airbus, Alliances, Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Financial & Accounting, Guns - Personal Weapons, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Leadership & People, Nuclear Weapons, Policy - Procurement, Soldier's Gear, Tanks & Mechanized, USA, WMD Proliferation
* Wikileaks, and China’s role in North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. * The value of US defense contracts to Massachusetts businesses has almost tripled since 2001, reaching $15.6 billion last year. * Reality disconnect, Example 1,754,348: Gen....
by Fred Donovan | Dec 6, 2010 | Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Special Ops, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, Japan, Policy - Doctrine, Pre-RFP, R&D - Contracted, Support Functions - Other, USA
* USNI Blog: Pearl Harbor – 69 years later. * Japan to adopt new deterrence strategy against China in first revision of its National Defense Program Guideline in 6 years. * Australian Department of Defence is asking for industry help in developing a...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 5, 2010 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Issues - International, IT - General, Leadership & People, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Sensors - Aquatic, South Korea, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* Northern exposure: New South Korean Defense Minister Kim says country should refocus its military capabilities to deal with threat from North. * Decline and fall: Could European military budget cuts undermine the continent’s international clout even further? *...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 2, 2010 | ABM, BAE, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Equipment - Other, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, USA
* Cybercash: DoD’s Cyber Command to fuel 9.1% annual growth in federal government cybersecurity spending, predicts INPUT. * And the number 1 reason…: Heritage Foundation’s James Carafano details the top 10 reasons why the US defense budget should not...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 1, 2010 | Asia - Other, BAE, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Japan, Northrop-Grumman, Other Equipment - Land, Partnerships & Consortia, People, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Raytheon, Satellites & Sensors, Tanks & Mechanized, Training & Exercises, Trucks & Transport, USA
* Number 1: BAE Systems tops money list of UK Ministry of Defence’s suppliers, receiving close to GBP 4 billion (about $6.25B) in financial year 2009/10. * Hybrid birds: Frost & Sullivan predicts that more military satellite programs will follow the UK...
