by Editorial Staff | Mar 19, 2014 | Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, India, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Submarines, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
* Russia didn’t wait to claim Crimea as its own and seize by force Ukrainian military assets on the peninsula. As these friendly videos from China-owned CCTV hint, you can bet China is watching how the Western reaction unfolds and taking notes. India is watching...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 18, 2014 | Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Germany, Intelligence & PsyOps, Japan, Russia, Thales, UAVs, USA
* Bloomberg reports another month of weak contracting at the Pentagon, with February awards (of $6.5M+) down 48% Y/Y to $12B. The Evolving US Defense Industry * Congresswoman Kay Granger [R-TX]: How Women Are Reshaping the Defense Industry. Lesson from Ukraine: Get...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 17, 2014 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, France, Issues - International, Legal, Russia, South Korea, USA
* The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) updated its database to include 2013 arms sales, and sees China’s share of international arms exports above France’s, as China gained the 4 percentage points that France lost from the 2004-2008...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 14, 2014 | Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, USA
* The Undecided States Air Force (USAF) is organizing an industry day on April 2-3 at Hill AFB, UT, to discuss high resolution display systems for A-10 aircraft… that the service say they’re going to retire. But then the Air Force had a last-minute change...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 13, 2014 | Britain/U.K., Chemical Weapons, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Forces - Space, France, Israel, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Official Reports, USA
* Dassault Aviation reported 16.4% Y/Y growth with 2013 sales at 4.59 billion euros ($6.4B). Defense accounts for 31% of total revenue, though 87% of that comes from just France. The recent workshare deal with HAL in India, confirmed by Dassault CEO Eric Trappier,...
