by Fred Donovan | Aug 9, 2010 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Issues - International, L3 Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Oceans - International, Other Corporation, Russia, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Training & Exercises, UAVs, USA
* Russia is moving to reduce reliance on the Ukraine for defense industrial work. * ITT to sell off its CAS defense systems engineering and technical assistance unit in Huntsville, AL to Wyle for $235 million in an effort to expand in non-defense segments. * Christmas...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 9, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Other Corporation, Raytheon, USA
MK47 Striker40(click to view full) 40mm grenade machine guns (GMGs) like the Mk19 are extremely effective weapons against lightly protected opponents, offering fast firepower overmatch against superior numbers. This has made them an increasingly popular choice on the...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 8, 2010 | ABM, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Oshkosh, Russia, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, Trucks & Transport, USA, UUVs & USVs
* Footlong Sub: Iranian navy takes delivery of 4 Ghadir class midget submarines, the 1st Iranian-built class of submarine, which is thought to be based on the North Korean Sang-O class coastal submarine. * Bulking Up: Iran says it is beefing up its indigenous Mersad...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 8, 2010 | Airbus, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, Legal, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Transport & Utility, Trucks & Transport
F910 Wielingen(click to view full) Bulgaria’s government recently allocated BGN 256 million (about EUR 131M/ $174M) from the country’s fiscal reserve in order to complete a number of arms deals, lest it find key defense items repossessed. Bulgaria is...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 5, 2010 | After-Action Reviews, Asia - Other, Avionics, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Domestic Security, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Intelligence & PsyOps, Issues - Political, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Russia, Science - Basic Research, USA, WMD Defenses
* USAF 59th Medical Wing Clinical Research division at Lackland AFB, TX are studying vascular injuries and their effects on limbs, based on field experience in Iraq and Afghanistan where these injuries are 75% more common than previous wars. Their subject model...
