by Editorial Staff | Jan 29, 2014 | Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Germany, India, Japan, Official Reports, Think Tanks, USA
* India seems closer to ordering 15 US-2 amphibious aircraft from Japan for a total of up to $1.65B, probably with local assembly to satisfy Indian requests for indigenous production. This will provide India longer reach for naval patrolling as well as search &...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 28, 2014 | Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Middle East - Other, Oceans - International, Think Tanks, USA
* The Pentagon is increasingly enforcing an Earned Value Management clause in defense acquisition legislation (DFARS 252.242-7005) to withhold payments from prime contractors whose internal business systems are found inadequate. * Todd Harrison and Mark Gunzinger from...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 27, 2014 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Issues - International, Middle East - Other, Pre-RFP, USA
* The Air Force’s Program Executive Officer for Weapons will hold an industry day on April 15/16 at Eglin AFB, FL, to present its armament acquisition plans. This PEO has been headed by Brig. Gen. Scott Jansson since April last year. The event is hosted by the...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 24, 2014 | Africa - Other, BAE, Boeing, China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, European Union (EU), General Dynamics, India, Issues - International, Legal, Lockheed Martin
* The US Office of Management and Budget finally sent its pass-back guidance to the Pentagon, and will release the FY15 budget request on March 4. Behind schedule, but less late than last year. Life as a Prime Contractor * Lockheed Martin reported FY13 sales down 3.9%...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 23, 2014 | China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Germany, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, Missiles - Precision Attack, Navistar, Policy - Doctrine, Robots, Tanks & Mechanized, Think Tanks, USA
* Former Navy Undersecretary Bob Work joined the CNAS think tank last year. He’s now presenting a new report [PDF] making the case that it’s a matter of when rather than if before the emergence of a “new war-fighting regime in which guided munitions...
