by Fred Donovan | Jul 6, 2010 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Scandals & Investigations, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Signals Radio & Wireless, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, T&C - SAIC, USA
* Weapons Bazaar: Pentagon comptroller says spending on weapon systems, such as fighter aircraft, ground vehicles, ship construction, satellite systems, and UAVs, will grow by 2% to 3% per year through 2016. * Research and Markets: UK defense exports held steady in...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 5, 2010 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, France, Intelligence & PsyOps, Other Corporation, Radars, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, Training & Exercises, Trucks & Transport, USA
* Aquino Keen on Defense: New Philippine President Aquino orders a review of the country’s national security posture, including possible procurement of new military equipment. * Lord Protector: Kongsberg books a NOK 140 million order for Protector remote weapon...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 5, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Design Innovations, Engines - Aircraft, GE, Launch Vehicles, Materials Innovations, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Rolls Royce, United Technologies, USA
Logical progression(click to view full) GE, United Technologies win Phase II contracts. (July 6/10) It might not be a Vulcan mind-meld, but it’s pretty close. The Department of Defense’s technology brain trust, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 1, 2010 | Airbus, Asia - Central, C4ISR, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, Expeditionary Warfare, Israel, Issues - Political, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Logistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Polar Regions, Policy - Procurement, Radars, Sensors - Aquatic, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Other, Testing & Evaluation, USA
* Run down: The Balisle Report offers an alarming picture of a US Navy whose readiness and reliability issues extend far beyond just its new multi-billion dollar LPD-17 program. * Help Wanted: President Obama calls on the private sector to take on more of the civilian...
by Fred Donovan | Jun 30, 2010 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Budgets, C4ISR, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Fuel & Power, Intelligence & PsyOps, Issues - International, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Policy - Doctrine, Radars, Satellites & Sensors, Security & Secrecy, Sensors & Guidance, Space Warfare, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Show Me the Money: Boeing is offering to buy Argon ST, a Fairfax, VA-based supplier of military C4ISR systems, for $34.50 per share, or $775 million, in an all-cash deal. * In other news, Boeing averted a strike in St. Louis when workers voted to approve a new...
