by Fred Donovan | Dec 12, 2010 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Elbit Systems, Fighters & Attack, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Missiles - Surface-Air, Russia, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* UN arms data shows that Russia delivered over 1,800 shoulder-fire anti-aircraft missiles (MANPADS) to Venezuela in 2009. * Italian C-27J light tactical transports will be fitted with jamming equipment and ground-penetrating radar for the anti land-mine role. The...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 12, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Support & Maintenance, United Technologies, USA
UH-60Q MEDEVAC(click to view larger) On Dec 10/10, the Pentagon announced a pair of contracts covering the “overhaul, repair and recapitalization” of the Army’s H-60 helicopter fleet. The US Army operates a variety of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 9, 2010 | Air Reconnaissance, Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - Environmental, Legal, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Private, Signals Radio & Wireless, Transformation, UAVs, USA
* Macroeconomics matter: are we all living in Allentown now? * BAE Systems to cut 1,300 jobs due to UK defense budget cuts, particularly the cancellation of the company’s Nimrod MRA4 and Harrier contracts. * EU defense ministers say members should pool defense...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 8, 2010 | ABM, Air Reconnaissance, Alliances, Asia - Central, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Events, Fighters & Attack, Financial & Accounting, Issues - International, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Japan, L3 Communications, Launch Vehicles, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Surface-Air, Russia, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, UAVs, USA
* SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon space capsule launch successfully (webcast & tweets | PDF briefing | Space.com). This is the first flight under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) project, and the 1st new American human...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 7, 2010 | Airbus, Alliances, Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Financial & Accounting, Guns - Personal Weapons, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Leadership & People, Nuclear Weapons, Policy - Procurement, Soldier's Gear, Tanks & Mechanized, USA, WMD Proliferation
* Wikileaks, and China’s role in North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. * The value of US defense contracts to Massachusetts businesses has almost tripled since 2001, reaching $15.6 billion last year. * Reality disconnect, Example 1,754,348: Gen....
