by Joe Katzman | May 13, 2010 | India, Issues - Political, Policy - Procurement
In “India’s Defense Market: Obstacles to Modernization” DID looked at the various organizational pathologies that were creating repeated failures for Indian defense procurement efforts, to the point that billions of dollars were being appropriated...
by Fred Donovan | May 12, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Forces - Special Ops, France, General Dynamics, Israel, Issues - Environmental, IT - General, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Precision Attack, MPs & Justice, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, People, Robots, Singapore, Tanks & Mechanized, UAVs, USA
* Singapore to buy RFID-based armory management system as part of S$ 1.1 billion IT spending package. * PricewaterhouseCoopers: The global aerospace and defense sector experiences strongest M&A deal quarter in 5 quarters. * South Korea’s KIDA: “How to...
by Joe Katzman | May 12, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Special Ops, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, USA
Nightforce scope(click to view full) Nightforce, Inc. in Orofino, Idaho, was awarded a $25.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for its family of dayscopes, with accompanying service for spares, repairs and upgrades. These scope sights will be used by special forces...
by Fred Donovan | May 11, 2010 | Airbus, Asia - Other, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Equipment - Other, Fighters & Attack, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Leadership & People, Other Corporation, People, Specialty Aircraft, T&C - SAIC, USA
* Australia delivers its 2010-2011 budget, including the defence budget; more to come. * Aviation Week suspends aviation expert and F-35 critic Bill Sweetman from covering the largest defense program in history. AvWeek issues its statement, as his colleagues note his...
by Joe Katzman | May 11, 2010 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Official Reports, Trucks & Transport, USA
FMTV A1P2 w. LTAS(click to view full) Amateurs discuss tactics, professionals discuss logistics. A military force can have all of the flashy combat vehicles it wants, but without a solid underpinning of medium and heavy trucks to handle logistics, that combat force is...
