by Fred Donovan | Oct 13, 2010 | BAE, Budgets, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Elbit Systems, Electronics - General, Israel, Issues - Political, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Naval, Satellites & Sensors, Support Functions - Other, T&C - CSC, USA
* WIRED’s Danger Room offers a look at the key defense controversies and issues likely to land in the next Congress, after America’s November 2010 elections. Part 1: Missile Fights! Shipyard Showdown! | Part 2: Stealth Jet Faceoff! Wars Over War! * Cash...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 13, 2010 | Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Elbit Systems, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, USA
ANVIS/HUD(click to view full) Elbit Systems of America, LLC recently announced a 5-year, $68 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity follow-on contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Huntsville, AL. Elbit will supply the U.S.Army, Navy, Marines...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 12, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Domestic Security, Europe - Other, Intelligence & PsyOps, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Japan, Logistics, Medical, Middle East - Other, Support Functions - Other, UAVs, USA
* Worm Wars: The recent Stuxnet worm attack against Iranian nuclear facilities is only the “first strike” in a well-prepared assault on global industrial resources, a European agency warns. * Scuds to Hezbollah reports get interesting backup – from...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 12, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Tanks & Mechanized
Estonian XA-180ESTTor Ghar, Afghanistan(click to view full) Before Patria Oyj introduced the popular AMV 8×8 wheeled APC, Finland’s XA-180 Pasi family of wheeled APCs was sold to a number of Nordic countries, as well as the UN and to several countries with...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 11, 2010 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Avionics, Bases & Infrastructure, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Environmental, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Software & Integration, Logistics Innovations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Rumours, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Transport & Utility, USA, UUVs & USVs
* As shipbuilder Fincantieri’s civilian business sags, reports surface of pressure to merge with Finmeccanica. * Australia’s DSTO has a money saving solution for C-130J Super Hercules operators. * Attacks Down Under: Monthly cyber attacks against...
