by Fred Donovan | Jun 6, 2010 | Americas - Other, Ammunition, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, BAE, Boeing, Budgets, C4ISR, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Cyber-Security, Lockheed Martin, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Russia, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Transport & Utility, University-related, USA
* Pakistan to increase its defense spending by 17% in FY 2010-2011 to fund war against Taliban/ al-Qaeda in its “lawless frontier.” * Britain contracting with BAE for a better 5.56mm bullet, under their MASS umbrella contract. Major improvements like 6.5mm...
by Fred Donovan | Jun 3, 2010 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Financial & Accounting, Fuel & Power, Issues - International, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Marketing & Advertising, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Surface Ships - Combat, Training & Exercises, USA, UUVs & USVs
* USA sends aircraft carrier USS George Washington [CVN-73] to participate in South Korean naval exercises in the Yellow Sea. * Scaling the SUMMIT: Lockheed Martin gets ONR contract to develop software system – known as the Supervision of Unmanned vehicles...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 3, 2010 | BAE, Design Innovations, Trucks & Transport, USA
M1151 w. Frag Kit 7(click to view full) BAE Systems Survivability Systems, Inc. in Fairfield, OH received a $52.7 million firm-fixed-priced requirements contract for 6,000 improved turret drive system retrofit kits, and field service representative support. Note the...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 3, 2010 | Budgets, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Specialty Aircraft, Tanks & Mechanized
Not any time soon…?(click to view full) Greece made an about face on half of its future fighter order, switching from a EUR 4.9 billion contract (about $5.8 billion) for 60 EADS Eurofighters to a roughly $2 billion contract for 30 F-16C/D Block 50/52s as a...
by Fred Donovan | Jun 2, 2010 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Equipment - Other, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Interoperability, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Think Tanks, USA
* SIRPI launches its 2010 yearbook, which includes its compiled arms sales data. * US arms sales to Taiwan seen as reason behind China’s snub of US Defense Secretary Gates. Taiwan’s successful frigate corruption lawsuit against Thales seen as reason for...
