by Fred Donovan | Sep 8, 2010 | Boeing, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Force Structure, GPS Infrastructure, Industry & Trends, Launch Vehicles, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Raytheon, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Signals Radio & Wireless, Trucks & Transport, USA
* Acquiring Minds: Boeing, Lockheed Martin target acquisitions in cybersecurity, ISR, and UAV sectors. * White Collar Cuts: Meanwhile, Boeing is cutting 10% of the executive positions at its military aircraft business as part of a restructuring effort; an additional...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 8, 2010 | Britain/U.K., Engines, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
MXT, normal & up-armored(click to view full) At the end of October 2008, Britain’s Ministry of Defence announced a GBP 700 million program to buy a wide range of survivable vehicles for logistics and support duties in Afghanistan, as well as some...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 7, 2010 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, ECM, Events, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Fuel & Power, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Russia, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA
* Russian analyst offers insights into US, China naval competition in the Pacific and its implications for Russia. * Meanwhile, Taiwan expects its missile defense system to be ready in 2011. * Strategy + Business magazine runs some interviews about the nature of...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 7, 2010 | Asia - Central, Bombs - Smart, Europe - Other, Middle East - Other, Raytheon, USA
Enhanced Paveway II(click to view larger) Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ recently received a $161.3 million contract modification to provide Enhanced Paveway II, III and GPS adapter kits, kit spares, adapter groups, readiness test sets, bomb tool kits,...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 6, 2010 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Alliances, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Food-related, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Issues - International, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Ballistic, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Transport & Utility, USA
* To Russia, With Request: The Israeli defense minister travels to Moscow to sign a military cooperation accord and to ask that Russia not sell supersonic P-800 Yakhont cruise missiles to Syria and S-300 air defense systems to Iran. * Anglo-French Entente Cordiale:...
