by Fred Donovan | Nov 4, 2010 | Australia & S. Pacific, C4ISR, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, General Dynamics, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Medical, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Raytheon, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Training & Exercises, USA, WMD Defenses
* EU countries are participating this week in Cyber Europe 2010, the first pan-European cybersecurity exercise. * Up and running: After a month’s delay, the DoD’s Cyber Command is fully operational. * The same cannot be said about the USA’s RFP to...
by Fred Donovan | Nov 3, 2010 | Americas - Other, Ammunition, Britain/U.K., Budgets, C4ISR, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, France, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Satellites & Sensors, Simulation & Training, USA
* Republican election victories in the House topple Armed Services Chair Skelton [D-MO], Seapower chair Taylor [D-MS]. Bloomberg looks at possible buying trends, while the AIA wonders if countering near-peer competitors like China will shade out immediate frontline...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Food-related, Other Corporation, Small Business, Spotlight articles, USA
Tastes like (Parmesan) Chicken… 2010 contracts. (Nov 1/10) The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) in Philadelphia, PA issues contracts for American field rations, known as Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), and for Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs) used when...
by Fred Donovan | Nov 2, 2010 | Ammunition, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Fuel & Power, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, Leadership & People, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Russia, Sensors - Aquatic, Support Functions - Other, UAVs, USA
* Entente cordial redux: UK, France ink historic defense accord that includes setting up a joint expeditionary force, shared use of aircraft carriers, cooperation on weapons procurement and logistics, and joint cybersecurity efforts. * Aviation Week reports that...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 2, 2010 | Avionics, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, India, Issues - Political, Missiles - Air-Air, Other Corporation, Radars, Support Functions - Other
Sea Harriers, F/A-18F(click to view full) End of British Harrier fleet a solution for India? (Oct 31/10) Covering a potential aircraft carrier gap isn’t India’s only naval air issue these days. In response to a March 2008 question in Lok Sabha (lower house...
