by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2005 | Budgets, India, RFPs, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat
India’s military budget will increase by 7.8% to 830 billion rupees ($19 billion), a figure far below its original figures and one that is causing some analysts to question whether India’s list of military modernization programs can be sustained. Recent...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2005 | BAE, Conferences & Events, India, Industry & Trends, IT - General, Lockheed Martin, MBDA, Northrop-Grumman, Rolls Royce
Made in…? ExpressIndia reports that India is poised to become a key outsourcing hub for global aerospace and missile companies, including France-based MBDA missile systems, BAE and Rolls-Royce, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and others. Perhaps...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 25, 2005 | Budgets, Lobbying, Logistics, Top Stories, Transport & Utility, USA
C-130J Hercules The C-130J Hercules medium transport aircraft is already slated for cuts in the proposed 2005 budget. Recently, a series of watchdog groups have added fuel to the fire by coming out against the C-130J: Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS), Military Money...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 25, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, Top Stories, USA
B-52ITT Avionics of Clifton, NJ won a pair of electronic countermeasures (ECM) contract modifications this week: a $13,995,655 modification related to the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, and a $48,229,597 modification for upgrading the B-52H bomber’s ECM systems. The...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 25, 2005 | Industry & Trends, IT - General, Top Stories, USA
Workers with U.S. security clearances are in demand, and a backlog is making them even more valuable. It can take up to two years for an individual to receive a security clearance, and more than 400,000 candidates await clearances; in an effort to bring down this...
