by Editorial Staff | Jul 24, 2012 | Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Raytheon, United Technologies, USA
* Following an assignment handed to him by his boss last month, US deputy secretary of defense Ashton Carter said India is a top priority for defense exports. India is interested in cooperation rather than mere trade. Carter added: “Practically, we want to be...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 20, 2012 | Asia - Other, Canada, China, Daily Rapid Fire, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Logistics, Power Projection, Tanks & Mechanized
* The Australian and US navies signed a deal to work on biofuels together. This follows talks back in February between the US Navy’s Director for Operational Energy and the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. The US Navy’s efforts...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 19, 2012 | Africa - Other, Americas - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Heavy Bombers, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies
* Lt. Gen. Charles Davis, recently promoted as the US Air Force’s acquisition deputy chief (the chief position has been vacant for a few months), said the focus was shifting to fielding “capabilities to fight in a contested environment again” –...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 18, 2012 | Daily Rapid Fire, Fuel & Power, Legal, Lobbying, USA
* The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) outdid its previous report on the effect of sequestration on jobs with a new one [PDF] that predicts even uglier outcomes for the whole US economy. The scary numbers are conveniently laid out by state for maximum political...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 12, 2012 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Germany, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Official Reports, Think Tanks, USA
Reports will be this thin The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest report [PDF] on long-term defense budgets (known as FYDP for short). Whether CBO wonks use their own projections or extend the FYDP beyond its 5-year span, they find that the Pentagon...
