by Fred Donovan | Nov 1, 2010 | ABM, Americas - Other, Asia - Central, ATK, Bases & Infrastructure, C4ISR, Chemicals & HAZMAT, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Expeditionary Warfare, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, IT - General, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Non-Lethal Weapons, Northrop-Grumman, Signals Radio & Wireless, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, USA, WMD Detection
* Up to $1.7 billion to CSC, Sparta, and General Dynamics for infrastructure and deployment services for the US Ballistic Missile Defense System under the MDA’s Engineering and Support Services (MiDAESS) program. * Bolivia signs agreement with Iran to buy Fajr...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2010 | Asia - Central, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport
German Dingo-2in Afghanistan(click to view full) In 2006 Norway made an urgent buy of blast-resistant patrol vehicles in response to poor front-line experiences with quasi-civilian flat-bottomed jeeps. In 2010, Norway has decided to supplement them with 20 of...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 31, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, ECM, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Intelligence & PsyOps, Issues - International, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Raytheon, Russia, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* Breaking China’s monopoly: US DoD considers funding private US providers of rare earth metals used in high-tech weapons to break China’s near monopoly. * London calling: UK, France expected to sign defense cooperation accord in London this week. * US...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 28, 2010 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, L3 Communications, Launch Facilities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Raytheon, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, USA
* Raytheon, L-3 post higher than expected profits, despite cutback in defense programs. * UK foreign security delivers to Parliament the first quarterly report on Afghanistan, noting that the Afghan National Security Forces are expected to number 260,000 by the end of...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 28, 2010 | Avionics, Other Corporation, Project Successes, Specialty Aircraft, USA
Latest updates: With GATM done, this is this article’s final update. KC-135R Stratotanker(click to view larger) The goal of the KC-135 Global Air Traffic Management program is to update the US aerial tanker fleet’s avionics. The last KC-135 was delivered...
