by Joe Katzman | Oct 29, 2007 | Boeing, Corporate Financials, USA
The Boeing Company board of directors has just approved a new repurchase plan for up to $7 billion of common stock, above and beyond the $8 billion invested in this area since resuming repurchases during 2004. This includes the $3 billion buy back that the board...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 29, 2007 | Africa - Other, Issues - International, Logistics, Other Corporation, Power Projection, Rumours, Surface Ships - Combat
FNS Tonnerre(click to view full) South of the Sahara desert, there are few successful states in Africa – and even fewer with anything resembling a modern military. Even so, the African Union wants 5 regional rapid deployment forces ready for use in 2010. Whether...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 29, 2007 | ABM, Israel, Issues - Political, Laser & EM Weapons, Lobbying
THEL/Skyguard concept The political situation in Israel around missile defense has always been more cohesive and certain than other countries. Japan is another such case, thanks to an emerging consensus after North Korea’s unstable leadership fired a ballistic...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 28, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Events, Forces - Naval, France, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Private, Russia, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other
SSN Cassabianca(click to view full) France’s semi-private naval design & construction firm DCNS has signed a “purchase general contract” for R&D cooperation with Russia’s the Krylov Shipbuilding Research Institute, via...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 28, 2007 | Fighters & Attack, France, Interoperability, Issues - International, Lobbying, Other Corporation, Rumours, Saudi Arabia
Rafale: dark horse?(click for cutaway view) In December 2006, The Business online reported that the Saudi government was in talks to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from the French, regardless of how ongoing issues with the Eurofighter Typhoon contract were resolved. The...
