by Fred Donovan | May 16, 2010 | IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Spotlight articles, UAVs, USA
TMI! That’s what US military commanders are saying about the explosion of data being collected and processed (or not) by thousands of UAVs. Because UAVs provide valuable information, the US military has been asking for more and more of them to be sent to Iraq...
by Fred Donovan | May 13, 2010 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, IT - Cyber-Security, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Russia, USA
* UK aerospace and defense stocks drive up London FTSE 100 index. * Former Russian air force chief says Russia is 25 to 30 years behind the US in develop air defenses. * Columnist Daniel Darling of The Faster Times considers European defense spending in the aftermath...
by Fred Donovan | May 12, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Forces - Special Ops, France, General Dynamics, Israel, Issues - Environmental, IT - General, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Precision Attack, MPs & Justice, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, People, Robots, Singapore, Tanks & Mechanized, UAVs, USA
* Singapore to buy RFID-based armory management system as part of S$ 1.1 billion IT spending package. * PricewaterhouseCoopers: The global aerospace and defense sector experiences strongest M&A deal quarter in 5 quarters. * South Korea’s KIDA: “How to...
by Fred Donovan | May 11, 2010 | Airbus, Asia - Other, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Equipment - Other, Fighters & Attack, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Leadership & People, Other Corporation, People, Specialty Aircraft, T&C - SAIC, USA
* Australia delivers its 2010-2011 budget, including the defence budget; more to come. * Aviation Week suspends aviation expert and F-35 critic Bill Sweetman from covering the largest defense program in history. AvWeek issues its statement, as his colleagues note his...
by Fred Donovan | May 10, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Grenades, Guns - under 20mm direct, Leadership & People, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* US defense secretary Gates calls for military to focus on reducing overhead costs, which are over 40% of the budget. TRICARE medical costs are one element of that. * South Korea finds RDX, a chemical substance used in torpedoes, on sunken ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772), a...
