by Fred Donovan | Sep 8, 2010 | Boeing, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Force Structure, GPS Infrastructure, Industry & Trends, Launch Vehicles, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Raytheon, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Signals Radio & Wireless, Trucks & Transport, USA
* Acquiring Minds: Boeing, Lockheed Martin target acquisitions in cybersecurity, ISR, and UAV sectors. * White Collar Cuts: Meanwhile, Boeing is cutting 10% of the executive positions at its military aircraft business as part of a restructuring effort; an additional...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 7, 2010 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, ECM, Events, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Fuel & Power, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Russia, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA
* Russian analyst offers insights into US, China naval competition in the Pacific and its implications for Russia. * Meanwhile, Taiwan expects its missile defense system to be ready in 2011. * Strategy + Business magazine runs some interviews about the nature of...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 6, 2010 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Alliances, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Food-related, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Issues - International, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Ballistic, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Transport & Utility, USA
* To Russia, With Request: The Israeli defense minister travels to Moscow to sign a military cooperation accord and to ask that Russia not sell supersonic P-800 Yakhont cruise missiles to Syria and S-300 air defense systems to Iran. * Anglo-French Entente Cordiale:...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 2, 2010 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Elbit Systems, Europe - Other, Israel, Japan, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Russia, UAVs, USA, UUVs & USVs
* M&A Fever: August was a busy month for mergers and acquisitions in the US defense industry, particular in the areas expected to be spared from the Pentagon cuts, such as sensors, RF technology, and UAVs. * UK-based Chemring Group completes the purchase of...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 1, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Food-related, Force Structure, France, IT - Cyber-Security, Mergers & Acquisitions, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Satellites & Sensors, Shells & Mortar Rounds, Space Warfare, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Can We Share? The Times of London is reporting that the UK and France are discussing an agreement to share aircraft carriers because of severe defense budget constraints in both countries, although the Wall Street Journal says the two sides are only talking about...
