by Fred Donovan | Nov 16, 2010 | ABM, Alliances, Asia - Central, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, France, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, IT - General, Leadership & People, Other Corporation, R&D - Private, Radars, Robots, Sensors & Guidance, Transport & Utility, University-related, USA
* Defense diet: Pentagon chief Gates opposes recommendation of the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility to slash the defense budget [PDF] by $100 billion over 5 years and apply the savings to deficit reduction. * GlobalPost covers ISAF’s...
by Fred Donovan | Nov 15, 2010 | ABM, Alliances, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Personnel, R&D - Private, Raytheon, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, T&C - SAIC, Testing & Evaluation, Training & Exercises, USA
* Britain’s Chiefs of Defence Staffs say ‘no, really, the SDSR is all right….’ * US permanent rep to NATO, Ivo Daalder, makes case for a NATO missile defense system as leaders prepare for summit in Lisbon this week. * Sitting this one out:...
by Fred Donovan | Nov 14, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Chemical Weapons, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Environmental, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Special Ops, France, Fuel & Power, Industry & Trends, Issues - Environmental, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Equipment - Land, Radars, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, Training & Exercises, Trucks & Transport, USA
* Qatar hopes to decide on its next jet fighter by 2012. * Night-time worries: Afghan President Karzai wants the US to end special ops night-time raids, reduce military operations in his country. * Frost and Sullivan: Asia-Pacific land defense systems market expected...
by Fred Donovan | Nov 11, 2010 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Delivery & Task Orders, Helicopters & Rotary, Intelligence & PsyOps, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Anti-Ship, People, Raytheon, Satellites & Sensors, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, T&C - SAIC, USA, WMD Proliferation
* Sharing secrets: South Korea, Japan to share sensitive information on North Korean nuclear and missile capabilities. * Boston brouhaha: Raytheon’s layoff creates political storm in Massachusetts. * Standoffish: Lockheed Martin gets $157.7 million contract to...
by Fred Donovan | Nov 9, 2010 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Medical, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Signals Radio & Wireless, Transport & Utility, UAVs, WMD Defenses
* Sino-Russian detente – or at least a service contract or 2: China, Russia sign military cooperation agreement that includes contracts for spare parts for air defense systems, aviation, and naval equipment. * Not so bad: CEO of UK defense contractor Babcock...
