by Fred Donovan | Sep 22, 2010 | ABM, BAE, Biological Weapons, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Daily Rapid Fire, Environmental, Forces - Special Ops, Fuel & Power, Issues - International, L3 Communications, Leadership & People, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Trucks & Transport, USA, WMD Defenses
* Big Enough Umbrella: US Secretary of State Clinton and NATO Secretary General Rasmussen call for cooperation between the Western alliance and Russia on a missile defense shield. * ‘Intersleek’ Paint Job: BAE Systems completes GBP 17.5 million overhaul of...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 22, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Germany, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized
Fuchs 1A8(click to view full) Rheinmetall recently announced a EUR 33 million contract to modernize 65 of the German Bundeswehr’s Fuchs/Fox 6×6 wheeled armored vehicles. The Fuchs is currently the Bundeswehr’s best-protected vehicle in Afghanistan....
by Fred Donovan | Sep 21, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Equipment - Other, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, IAI, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Ballistic, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Rockets, Russia, USA
* Sweden signs a contract to begin production of MBDA’s Meteor air-to-air missile, with a significantly longer reach than available Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAMs. The UK MoD manages the Meteor project, on behalf of 6 nations. * Iron Dome Plans: Israel could deploy...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 21, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Middle East - Other, Policy - Procurement, Support & Maintenance, Trucks & Transport, USA
US M1114s, Kir Kush(click to view full) Mechanic training. (Sept 20/10) “RESET of the US Army’s Vehicle Fleet Continues” covers the USA’s HMMWV RECAP program, while noting that the extra weight of the add-on armor was wearing out Humvees to the...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 20, 2010 | Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Explosives, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Intelligence & PsyOps, Issues - Political, IT - Software & Integration, Leadership & People, Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Policy - Doctrine, Policy - Procurement, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, United Technologies, USA, Warfare - Trends
* US GAO looks at “hybrid warfare,” and its implications for Pentagon planning. * Across the Pond: French, British defense firms divvy up US biometrics and intelligence services firm L-1 Identity Solutions for a combined $1.6 billion. * US Army sends PEO...
