by Editorial Staff | Nov 29, 2012 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Other, Think Tanks, United Technologies, USA
* Sikorsky remains upbeat on the chances that the Pentagon will fund Combat Rescue Helicopters as well as a “Future Vertical Lift” combat helo program. US Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall told investors gathered at a Credit Suisse event that he would...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 28, 2012 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Japan, Robots, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Think Tanks, Transport & Utility, USA
* The US Department of Defense released directive 3000.09 [PDF] stating that autonomous weapon systems are to be designed in a way that ensures humans call the shots: “Semi-autonomous weapon systems that are onboard or integrated with unmanned platforms must be...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 27, 2012 | BAE, Boeing, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Forces - Naval, France, Israel, Issues - Political, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
* The US Army is working on a draft RFP for Land Mobile Radio Systems (LMRS) for a maximum combined value of $228.6M over 3 years. No industry day is planned, rather interested contractors can book a teleconference with the contracting officer by December 3rd. ASFI |...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 26, 2012 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Germany, Middle East - Other, Russia, Surface Ships - Combat, Think Tanks, USA
* Germany’s Bundestag approved the country’s federal budget for 2013 for a total of 302 billion euros, with around 33.3 billion euros for defense (~$43B), a slight increase above 2012. The country will spend as much next year servicing its sovereign debt...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 21, 2012 | Airbus, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, France, Germany, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Israel, Japan
* Germany and France have reportedly agreed to end up each owning 12% of EADS. Deutsche Welle | Handelsblatt [in German]. * EADS North America CEO Sean O’Keefe expects defense budget cuts, whether the Administration and Congress reach a budget deal or not....
