by Fred Donovan | Oct 18, 2010 | Americas - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Field Innovations, General Dynamics, IT - Cyber-Security, Leadership & People, Logistics, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Satellites & Sensors, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, USA, Warfare - Trends, WMD Defenses, WMD Proliferation
* Thinking Strategically: UK government’s new National Security Strategy [PDF] identifies terrorism, cyber attacks, natural disasters, and foreign wars as the top 4 threat facing the nation. * Not So Strategic: UK parliamentary panel is not impressed with...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 17, 2010 | ABM, Alliances, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Field Reports, Fighters & Attack, France, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Helicopters & Rotary, Honeywell, India, Israel, Issues - International, L3 Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Northrop-Grumman, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* UK MoD reportedly agrees to a budget cut of around GBP 3 billion. * NATO expected to approve US-led effort to build a missile defense shield over Europe at next month’s Lisbon summit. * Honeywell ramps up its political donations dramatically. * Form Fitting:...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 17, 2010 | Bombs - Smart, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Engineer Units, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, General Dynamics, Guest Articles, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, Rosoboronexport, Rumours, Russia, Tanks & Mechanized, Textron, Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, USA
(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 14, 2010 | ABM, Asia - Other, ATK, China, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Sensors - Aquatic, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, T&C - CSC, USA
* Indian Aid: India pledges to assist Vietnam in modernizing its military equipment. * Show US the Money: US wants NATO countries to put their money where their mouths are. * Cyber Team: US government increases military role in thwarting cyber attacks on civilian...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 14, 2010 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M1127 Stryker Recce(click to view full) Oct 13/10 saw over $140 million in announced contracts related to the US Army’s Stryker fleet. The US Army’s 8×8 Stryker family of wheeled armored vehicles were originally put forward as a C-130-portable medium...
