by Fred Donovan | Jul 1, 2010 | Airbus, Asia - Central, C4ISR, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, Expeditionary Warfare, Israel, Issues - Political, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Logistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Polar Regions, Policy - Procurement, Radars, Sensors - Aquatic, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Other, Testing & Evaluation, USA
* Run down: The Balisle Report offers an alarming picture of a US Navy whose readiness and reliability issues extend far beyond just its new multi-billion dollar LPD-17 program. * Help Wanted: President Obama calls on the private sector to take on more of the civilian...
by Fred Donovan | Jun 30, 2010 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Budgets, C4ISR, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Fuel & Power, Intelligence & PsyOps, Issues - International, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Policy - Doctrine, Radars, Satellites & Sensors, Security & Secrecy, Sensors & Guidance, Space Warfare, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Show Me the Money: Boeing is offering to buy Argon ST, a Fairfax, VA-based supplier of military C4ISR systems, for $34.50 per share, or $775 million, in an all-cash deal. * In other news, Boeing averted a strike in St. Louis when workers voted to approve a new...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 30, 2010 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Missiles - Air-Air, Raytheon, Support Functions - Other, USA
F-16 launches AIM-9X(click for AIM-9X zoom) The AIM-9X is the USA’s newest short-range air-to-air missile, using an advanced array seeker that widens the missile’s “boresight” cone, and allows a TV-like “imaging infrared” picture...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 30, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Other, China, Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, Events, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Other Corporation
K-8, Zimbabwe(click to view full) Burma’s air force relies heavily on Chinese weapons. A handful of Russian MiG-29s will grow to 30 in the wake of a 2009 order, but the rest of its fighter fleet is made up of Chinese MiG-21 (60 J-7s) and MiG-19 (12 J-6 and 36...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 30, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Outer Space, Science - Basic Research, University-related, USA
Bruce Willis missed…(click to view full) Kirkland AFB, NM recently entered into a cooperative effort with the University of Hawaii of Honolulu, Hawaii under the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (PanSTARRS) multi-year program. PanSTARRS will...
