by Fred Donovan | Jul 19, 2010 | Asia - Other, BAE, Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Guns - Personal Weapons, Helicopters & Rotary, Missiles - Ballistic, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Personnel, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, United Technologies, USA
* The Russian Defense Ministry plans to spend 20 trillion rubles ($656 billion) on its 2011-2020 state arms procurement program, which includes purchases of 1,000 helicopters, 20 An-124 Ruslan transport planes, and 70 T-50/PAK-FA fighter jets. * A report issued by...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 18, 2010 | ABM, Airbus, Americas - Other, Biological Weapons, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, France, India, Industry & Trends, Medical, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Satellites & Sensors, Science - Basic Research, USA, WMD Defenses
* Superconductor step forward: USA’s Brookhaven National Laboratory adds insights into the “pseudogap” phase. * Quantum dots may lead to dark pulse lasers, with applications in atomic clocks and networking technologies. * European governments look to...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 15, 2010 | Africa - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Robots, Signals Radio & Wireless, Thales, University-related, USA
* Work without Pay?: The US DoD is warning that it might run out of money to pay US troops if Congress fails to pass a $33 billion supplemental defense spending bill before its August recess. * India’s “Project 75I” looks to add 6 submarines, reach...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 14, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Finmeccanica, General Dynamics, Industry & Trends, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, L3 Communications, Medical, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, Soldier's Gear, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Thales, USA
* Financial historian Niall Ferguson discusses American debt, the effect on American defense, and the way out. * The Pentagon has more immediate concerns, however, like what to do if/when supplemental funding bills aren’t passed. * Shipwreck: Northrop Grumman is...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 14, 2010 | Europe - Other, Guest Articles, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Russia
Nordic countries Guest article by Per Bjorklund In early 2009 proposals for a broader security and industrial compact emerged among Europe’s northern nations, in part as a response to a growing void at NATO’s center. It has been over a year since this...
