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Rapid Fire 2010-12-06: European Decline

Rapid Fire 2010-12-06: European Decline

by | Dec 5, 2010 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Issues - International, IT - General, Leadership & People, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Sensors - Aquatic, South Korea, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA

* Northern exposure: New South Korean Defense Minister Kim says country should refocus its military capabilities to deal with threat from North. * Decline and fall: Could European military budget cuts undermine the continent’s international clout even further? *...
Rapid Fire 2010-12-06: European Decline

$1.1B to Boeing for KC-135 Tanker Maintenance

by | Dec 5, 2010 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, L3 Communications, Legal, Lobbying, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Power Projection, Project Successes, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, USA

Latest updates: $20M for fleet engineering support. KC-135 & RNoAF F-16, Afghanistan(click to view full) While Boeing and EADS duke it out for the USA’s $20-30 billion KC-X order of about 175 aerial tankers with secondary cargo capacity, the existing KC-135...