by Fred Donovan | Aug 1, 2010 | ABM, Africa - Other, Alliances, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, ECM, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Heavy Bombers, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Raytheon, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, USA, WMD Proliferation
* Slash and Burn: First review of UK military spending in more than a decade could lead to a 25% across the board cut. Meanwhile, the cost of replacing their nuclear deterrent is causing havoc with planning. * WikiLeaks suspect transferred from detention in Kuwait to...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 29, 2010 | Asia - Other, BAE, Budgets, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Events, Explosives, Force Structure, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Issues - International, Missiles - Surface-Air, Official Reports, Raytheon, Russia, Thales, Think Tanks, Transport & Utility, USA
* Incredible Shrinking Budgets: Facing tightening defense budgets at home, European defense firms are looking to expand into service and support work and overseas markets. * Profits Take Off: Britain’s BAE Systems and France’s Thales both posted...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 28, 2010 | Africa - Other, Biological Weapons, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Chemical Weapons, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Equipment - Other, European Union (EU), Finmeccanica, Fuel & Power, GE, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, UAVs, United Technologies, USA
* Free Fall: Boeing reports a 21% drop in second-quarter profits, but still beats dismal Wall Street estimates. Boeing release * Sideways: European lawmakers and defense experts are calling on the European Commission to investigate allegation of corruption in awarding...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 27, 2010 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Japan, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Outer Space, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, USA
* Beat the Street: Lockheed Martin, L-3 Communications surprise Wall Street by posting stronger than expected second quarter revenues and profits. Lockheed Martin release | L-3 release [PDF] * Show Me the Money?: US DoD is unable to account for 95% of the $9.1 billion...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 26, 2010 | ABM, Alliances, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Fighters & Attack, India, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Outer Space, Satellites & Sensors, Signals Radio & Wireless, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Keeping the Edge: US should ensure Israel maintains its qualitative edge in armaments when it approves arms sales to Israel’s Arab neighbors – such as F-15s to Saudi Arabia – the Israeli defense minister tells the Washington Post during his US...
