by Editorial Staff | Mar 13, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Where the Marines had split their Amphibious Combat Vehicle procurement into three spec levels – thinking that to demand everything up front would create a typical gold plated defense program cost death spiral – it turns out that the major...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 12, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Sikorsky, only last week speaking about divesting itself of one if its small helicopter brands, found itself on the block on Wednesday, as the United Technologies board of directors chummed the market by announcing publicly that it was looking for...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 11, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Europe * Sweden’s defense minister said the country will not renew its defense cooperation deal – in effect since 2005 – after the left-leaning government saw its relations gradually worsen with the Saudi monarchy. Sweden has been critical of the...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 10, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Much tut-tutting is heard in the trade press now that the Air Force is stating openly that the F-35 will not be prepared to take on the close air support (CAS) role for which it is, in small part, slated. This has not slowed down the Air Force’s ardor...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 6, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The Air Force again concluded it should phase out the A-10, after an oddly brief reconsideration period (a week). The plan is to move the close air support mission to F-16s and F-15s until such time as the F-35A can take on the role, which is not expected...
