by Joe Katzman | Apr 22, 2008 | Industry & Trends, USA
The American Aerospace Industry Association (AIA), which recently made a strong pitch to improve American math and science education, collects statistics that include annual industry trade balances. While the USA as a whole is running a trade deficit of $708.5 bilion...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 22, 2008 | India, Issues - Political, Legal, Official Reports, Policy - Personnel, USA
LPD 14 Trenton,now INS Jalashwa(click to view full) Rumors are flying that India is set to sign a $2.2 billion deal with Boeing for 8 P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, and American companies are competing like never before in critical defense competitions like the $10+...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2008 | Asia - Other, BAE, Contracts - Awards, France, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Rumours, Saudi Arabia, Trucks & Transport, USA
“Climb every mountaaain…”(click to view full) Developed as a private venture by France’s Giat Industries (now Nexter), the CAESAR system is based around a light 155mm/52 caliber howitzer, mounted on a 6×6 truck chassis fitted with an...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 20, 2008 | Corporate Innovations, Medical, Official Reports, USA
The US Department of Defense’s prescription drug spending alone is estimated to reach $15 billion by 2015. GAO examined DOD’s prescription drug spending trends from fiscal years 2000 – 2006 and DOD’s key efforts to limit its prescription drug...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 20, 2008 | Airbus, Asia - Central, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Israel, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, UAVs
Spanish Searcher, Herat(click to view full) In April 2007, Spanish reader Pedro Lucio alerted us to an official announcement that Spain’s Ministry of Defence had issued a EUR 14.37 million (then about $19.5 million) contract for unmanned air vehicles that would...
