by Fred Donovan | May 6, 2010 | ABM, Airbus, Alliances, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Food-related, Forces - Special Ops, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Materials Innovations, Medical, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Radars, Raytheon, Scandals & Investigations, Sensors - Aquatic, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* NATO chief says it would cost less than Euro 200 million for C2 center to link alliance’s existing missile defense systems. * Life imitates Star Trek: USAF funds promising experiments with lasers and nanofluids to treat wounds. But the show never had to...
by Joe Katzman | May 6, 2010 | Budgets, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, USA
F-35A #AF-2(click to view full) The Battle over the F-35 fighter’s costs is quickly becoming a strategic issue for Lockheed Martin. The firm is worried that the rising Pentagon cost estimates per fighter will spook both domestic and foreign buyers, right in the...
by Fred Donovan | May 5, 2010 | Asia - Other, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, Leadership & People, Materials Innovations, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Satellites & Sensors, Sensors & Guidance, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Syria provided Lebanese militants with M-600 missiles – a Syrian version of the Iranian Fateh-110 – over the past year, according to Israeli defense officials. * In 2009, European firms shelled out $800 million to acquire US defense firms, while US firms...
by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2010 | Alliances, ATK, BAE, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, General Atomics, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Nuclear Weapons, Radars, Simulation & Training, Tanks & Mechanized, Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, Trucks & Transport, UAVs, United Technologies, USA
* 2 months after its 1st request, the Pentagon asks for another 5 month extension, in order to negotiate a 3rd multi-year procurement deal for Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet family fighters. Tough sledding, or just bureaucrats stalling? * BAE providing 16 RG-32M...
by Fred Donovan | May 4, 2010 | Ammunition, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, USA
$372 million in US Army orders for small caliber ammunition. (May 3/10) On March 20/09, Alliant Techsystems (ATK) in Minneapolis, MN received a 4-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract (W52P1J-09-D-0027) from the US Army Sustainment Command in Rock...
