by Fred Donovan | Sep 13, 2010 | Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Events, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - General, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Training & Exercises, USA
* Short on Funds: With mid-term elections looming, US Congress is unlikely to pass FY 2011 defense appropriations legislation before end of FY 2010. * Military & Aerospace Electronics looks at trends in land combat vehicle electronics (vectronics), and the...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 12, 2010 | Airbus, Alliances, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Mergers & Acquisitions, Northrop-Grumman, R&D - Contracted, USA
* UK-based BAE Systems is putting up to $2 billion worth of its North America commercial aerospace businesses up for sale – money the company might sink into expanding in emerging defense markets, the Wall Street Journal reports. * Come Together: Boeing’s...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 9, 2010 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, C4ISR, Daily Rapid Fire, Equipment - Other, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, L3 Communications, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Policy - Personnel, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, USA
* Despite overseeing drastic cuts at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Gates is supported by many US defense industry execs, who do not want to see his early departure. * Watching the Watchdog: US Sen Grassley (R-IA) issues scathing report [PDF] charging that the DoD...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 9, 2010 | ABM, Contracts - Awards, Financial & Accounting, Other Corporation, T&C - Booz Allen, T&C - CSC, USA
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded 4 contracts worth up to $1.5 billion to provide financial management services in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) program. The MDA is expected to spend more $100 billion over the lifetime of the BMD program. The...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 9, 2010 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Soldier's Gear, USA
MOLLE gear options(click to view) BAE Systems Specialty Group, PA won a $17.9 firm-fixed-price 5-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity US Army production contract for Modular Lightweight Load Carrying Equipment (MOLLE). Work will be performed in Jessup....
