by Joe Katzman | Oct 10, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Israel, Other Corporation, Satellites & Sensors, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Training & Exercises, USA
* Follow the Money: US Senate report [PDF] charges that private security contractors in Afghanistan have funneled money to Afghan warlords and Taliban activities; Pentagon says [PDF] it is revamping its contracting practices. * Southern California aerospace suppliers...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 7, 2010 | Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, General Dynamics, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Robots, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Space Warfare, Submarines, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* Try, Try Again: After a 1-year testing hiatus because of repeated failure, Russia’s Navy successfully test-fires its Bulava (SS-NX-30) 3-stage submarine-launched ballistic missile capable of carrying 10 nuclear warheads up to 5,000 miles. * Demolition Derby:...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2010 | Contracts - Intent, ECM, Germany, Northrop-Grumman, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Specialty Aircraft, USA
Luftwaffe Challenger VIP(click to view full) On Sept 30/10, the US DSCA announced [PDF] Germany’s official request to buy 6 AN/AAQ-24v Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Systems (LAIRCM) defensive systems, to equip its 2 Airbus A319CJs, and 4 Bombardier...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2010 | Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, GE, Helicopters & Rotary, United Technologies, USA
USN SH-60F, Gibraltar(click to view full) On Sept 30/10, the US DSCA announced [PDF] Spain’s formal request to buy 6 refurbished SH-60F Seahawk helicopters listed as “Excess Defense Articles” by the US Navy. The refurbished helicopters would include...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 6, 2010 | BAE, C4ISR, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Launch Vehicles, Lockheed Martin, Materials Innovations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, People, Radars, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Science - Basic Research, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Transport & Utility, Trucks & Transport, USA
* 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics winner Andre Geim explains why graphene is the stuff of the future. DARPA agrees, and so does the Pentagon’s MURI. * A US NAVAIR PMA-202 employee shares her experiences deploying to Iraq. * US government contractors will face more...
