by Editorial Staff | May 21, 2014 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Fuel & Power, Issues - International, Launch Vehicles, Outer Space, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Scandals & Investigations, Turkey
* The US, UK, Australia and Canada are establishing [PDF] combined space operations among their armed forces. One concern on the agenda is maintaining operations as satellites are threatened with collisions. It sounds like Five-Eyes (FVEY) is coming back for an...
by Editorial Staff | May 20, 2014 | Africa - Other, Americas - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, Iraq, Japan, South Korea, UAVs, USA
* Cobham announced its intent to acquire Aeroflex for $1.46B, in order to grow commercial sales, especially in connectivity products. The resulting entity will see commercial revenue reach more than 40% of total sales, up from Cobham’s current 35%. Testing...
by Editorial Staff | May 19, 2014 | Americas - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, IT - Cyber-Security, Launch Facilities, Launch Vehicles, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, USA
* The House of Representatives will start debating the FY15 NDAA this week, while the Senate Armed Services Committee will mark up its own version the the bill. * LA Times: Growing evidence points to systemic troubles in VA healthcare system * Gannett’s Army...
by Editorial Staff | May 16, 2014 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, India, Iraq, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Medical, Russia, USA
* Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have won India’s general election by a landslide, on a platform of infrastructure development, economic efficiency, and better governance. They got a high vote share backed by a high turnout. * On the defense...
by Editorial Staff | May 15, 2014 | Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Launch Vehicles, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Textron
* Textron Systems CEO Ellen Lord wants to grow exports from 35% to 50% of total sales by next year, noting strong foreign interest in its Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) hovercraft. The primary target markets are of course the Middle East followed by Asia. * Russia has...
