by Editorial Staff | Jan 8, 2014 | Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Legal, People, Radars, Russia, Science - Basic Research, South Korea, UAVs
* Jerry DeMuro will replace Linda Hudson as president and CEO of BAE Systems, Inc., effective February 1st. He was until last year working at General Dynamics. * Allan McArtor is to succeed Sean O’Keefe as Chairman and CEO of Airbus Group, Inc. as of March 2014....
by Editorial Staff | Jan 7, 2014 | Daily Rapid Fire, Finmeccanica, India, Iraq, Legal, Middle East - Other, Policy - Doctrine, Robots, USA
* Foreign Policy notes that the US won’t ship Iraq the weapons it needs to fight Al Qaeda. The Pentagon is content with expediting the delivery of Hellfire missiles and ScanEagle UAVs, and in the past year the White House has only partially revisited its...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 6, 2014 | Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Chemicals & HAZMAT, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, France, Industry & Trends, Legal, Middle East - Other, Satellites & Sensors, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
* According to Reuters, US Acquisition Undersecretary Frank Kendall allowed the use of Chinese magnets in F-35 components to avoid delays for lack of parts. Such magnets often depend on rare-earth materials. * The UAE is reportedly concerned that US components on...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 3, 2014 | China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Forces - Naval, Fuel & Power, Industry & Trends, Intelligence & PsyOps, Iraq, IT - Cyber-Security
* Consulting firm Deloitte released its annual aerospace and defense industry outlook [PDF] which projects more of the same: strong commercial aerospace growth and defense decline, at least until the next significant war. Note to Deloitte: the verdict is already out...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 2, 2014 | Asia - Central, Daily Rapid Fire, Finmeccanica, India, Nuclear Weapons, Policy - Doctrine, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Think Tanks, UAVs, UUVs & USVs
* The Indian government announced the termination “with immediate effect” of a contract for 12 VIP helicopters with AgustaWestland under investigation in India and Italy for alleged corruption. However the government also seems to have changed their mind...
