by Fred Donovan | Jul 27, 2010 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Japan, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Outer Space, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, USA
* Beat the Street: Lockheed Martin, L-3 Communications surprise Wall Street by posting stronger than expected second quarter revenues and profits. Lockheed Martin release | L-3 release [PDF] * Show Me the Money?: US DoD is unable to account for 95% of the $9.1 billion...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 26, 2010 | ABM, Alliances, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Fighters & Attack, India, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Outer Space, Satellites & Sensors, Signals Radio & Wireless, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Keeping the Edge: US should ensure Israel maintains its qualitative edge in armaments when it approves arms sales to Israel’s Arab neighbors – such as F-15s to Saudi Arabia – the Israeli defense minister tells the Washington Post during his US...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 25, 2010 | Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Fuel & Power, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Training & Exercises, USA, WMD Proliferation
* Going Nuclear?: US, South Korea hold naval exercises, involving 20 ships and submarines and 200 aircraft, despite North Korea’s threat to use its “nuclear deterrent.”. * Is that a Missile in Your Pocket?: A senior Iranian military commander claims...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 22, 2010 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Israel, IT - General, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Policy - Personnel, Policy - Procurement, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Soldier's Gear, Transport & Utility, USA
* Wireless Through Steel: BAE’s new technology has big potential for submarines, nuclear power plants, armored vehicles, and more. * Eastern Allure: Defense industry execs are seeing unprecedented levels of interest in military aircraft from Middle Eastern and...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 21, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Electronics - General, Explosives, Forces - Special Ops, Israel, Issues - International, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, RAFAEL, Signals Radio & Wireless, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* Diamond Anniversary: On the 60th anniversary of North Korea’s invasion of the South, the US and South Korea send North Korea a “gift” of tougher sanctions in response to March 26 sinking of ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772), a Pohang-class patrol combat...
