by Editorial Staff | Oct 25, 2012 | Africa - Other, Conferences & Events, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, France, General Dynamics, Germany, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Raytheon, USA
* The Euronaval tradeshow is taking place this week in Paris, France. They publish a daily bilingual wrap-up, here is yesterday’s [PDF]. * Lockheed Martin’s Q3 2012 sales decreased by 2% Y/Y to $11.87B, a smaller decrease than reported by Northrop Grumman...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 24, 2012 | Blimps & LTA Craft, Boeing, Budgets, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, Legal, Logistics, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, USA
* When President Obama said sequestration “will not happen” during the last pre-election debate, it seems he meant “should not happen.” * The US Navy continues to play a significant role [PDF] in the economy of the Hampton Roads area in...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 23, 2012 | BAE, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Fighters & Attack, India, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, Scandals & Investigations, Soldier's Gear
* The final debate between President Obama and Governor Romney (full video | transcript) showed relatively little differences between the two candidates on foreign policy. They agreed on a number of policy choices, from not sending US troops to Syria, to withdrawing...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 19, 2012 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, Middle East - Other, Mines & Countermine-IED, Pre-RFP, Russia, USA
* Hawker Beechcraft announced that it will not be acquired by Superior Aviation Beijing, an option they had been pursuing since July. Instead they will try to go through bankruptcy as a standalone business. CEO Steve Miller understated that “global politics may...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 17, 2012 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Issues - Political, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Radars, Russia, T&C - Booz Allen, Textron, United Technologies, USA
* Russia plans to significantly increase its defense budget, says Duma’s Defense Committee chairman Vladimir Komoedov. They are aiming for $97B or 3.7% of GDP by 2015. Possibly, if oil prices then are still high enough to support it. * The US House Armed...
