by Editorial Staff | Oct 14, 2011 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Engineering Vehicles, European Union (EU), Issues - Political, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pre-RFP, Procurement Innovations, Submarines, Tanks & Mechanized
* US Army acquisition personnel has updated the Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) website several times in recent days to help contractors position themselves for the forthcoming Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the project. JAB has an undisclosed...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 13, 2011 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Field Innovations, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Lobbying, Missiles - Ballistic, Russia, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
* Don’t mind me, I’m just the user. Driven mostly by political pressure, defense offsets have grown to 130 countries for an estimated $100B/year. * Russia is likely to continue renewing its aging materiel, at least if oil prices remain high and Putin gets,...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 11, 2011 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, Lobbying, Official Reports, Procurement Innovations, Scandals & Investigations, USA
* The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) reviewed its single-source contracts which account for about 40% of its total procurement. While sole sourcing often does make sense, MOD hopes to get standardized cost data from contractors to increase transparency within...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 10, 2011 | Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Financial & Accounting, Fuel & Power, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Logistics, Medical, Surface Ships - Other, UAVs
* Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland, following in BAE’s footsteps, will cut up to 375 jobs in the UK. The company’s plant in Yeovil manufactures AW159 Lynx Wildcats for the MoD. However, while AgustaWestland’s license to manufacture Chinooks as...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 7, 2011 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Financial & Accounting, Food-related, Forces - Naval, Official Reports, Rumours, USA
* Early retirement? Defense News says USS George Washington (CVN 73) might be decommissioned in 2016, instead of going through refueling and overhaul. This is based on 2 unnamed Pentagon sources and was not officially confirmed or denied. * Early homeporting?...
