by Fred Donovan | May 5, 2010 | Asia - Other, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, Leadership & People, Materials Innovations, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Satellites & Sensors, Sensors & Guidance, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Syria provided Lebanese militants with M-600 missiles – a Syrian version of the Iranian Fateh-110 – over the past year, according to Israeli defense officials. * In 2009, European firms shelled out $800 million to acquire US defense firms, while US firms...
by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2010 | Alliances, ATK, BAE, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, General Atomics, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Nuclear Weapons, Radars, Simulation & Training, Tanks & Mechanized, Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, Trucks & Transport, UAVs, United Technologies, USA
* 2 months after its 1st request, the Pentagon asks for another 5 month extension, in order to negotiate a 3rd multi-year procurement deal for Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet family fighters. Tough sledding, or just bureaucrats stalling? * BAE providing 16 RG-32M...
by Fred Donovan | May 4, 2010 | Ammunition, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, USA
$372 million in US Army orders for small caliber ammunition. (May 3/10) On March 20/09, Alliant Techsystems (ATK) in Minneapolis, MN received a 4-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract (W52P1J-09-D-0027) from the US Army Sustainment Command in Rock...
by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2010 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat
Antarctic duty(click to view full) Britain’s 2 Castle Class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) were slated for sale to Pakistan, after more than 25 years of service in the Royal Navy. That sale fell through in 2007, and HMS Leeds Castle and HMS Dunbarton Castle were...
by Fred Donovan | May 3, 2010 | ABM, Africa - Other, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Explosives, Fighters & Attack, Guns - under 20mm direct, IT - Software & Integration, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Russia, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, USA
* NATO’s Review Magazine features: “Maritime Security: Sink or Swim.” * Russia’s moves its newest S-400 Triumf/ SA-21 Growler air and missile defense SAM into serial production. * British worries that US SecDef Gates’ comments on the...
