by Fred Donovan | Jul 25, 2010 | Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Fuel & Power, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Training & Exercises, USA, WMD Proliferation
* Going Nuclear?: US, South Korea hold naval exercises, involving 20 ships and submarines and 200 aircraft, despite North Korea’s threat to use its “nuclear deterrent.”. * Is that a Missile in Your Pocket?: A senior Iranian military commander claims...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 25, 2010 | Electronics - General, Guest Articles, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Software & Integration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, UAVs, USA
(click to view full) Guest Article by Ian Cookson If 2008 can be characterized as a year in which private equity buyers battled to acquire aircraft component manufacturers, then 2009 was a time of strategic acquirers fighting to secure defense technologies. 2009 was a...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 22, 2010 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Israel, IT - General, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Policy - Personnel, Policy - Procurement, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Soldier's Gear, Transport & Utility, USA
* Wireless Through Steel: BAE’s new technology has big potential for submarines, nuclear power plants, armored vehicles, and more. * Eastern Allure: Defense industry execs are seeing unprecedented levels of interest in military aircraft from Middle Eastern and...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 22, 2010 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, France, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Rockets, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
M270 firing M30 GMLRS(click to view full) Recent wars have brought a new technology to the fore: precision artillery fire offers an alternative to air support that has a shorter reach, with very considerable throw-weight and repeatable fire, plus 100% persistence and...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 21, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Electronics - General, Explosives, Forces - Special Ops, Israel, Issues - International, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, RAFAEL, Signals Radio & Wireless, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* Diamond Anniversary: On the 60th anniversary of North Korea’s invasion of the South, the US and South Korea send North Korea a “gift” of tougher sanctions in response to March 26 sinking of ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772), a Pohang-class patrol combat...
