by Fred Donovan | Jan 6, 2011 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, India, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Science - Basic Research, Signals Radio & Wireless, Simulation & Training, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, USA
* Pentagon chief Robert Gates unveils a plan detailing $150 billion in service cuts and cost savings over the next 5 years, which will be reallocated to weapons programs. The most significant-but-overlooked item? Not any weapon, but the paperwork jihad: removal of 60%...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 6, 2011 | C4ISR, Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Heavy Bombers, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Sensors & Guidance, USA
LITENING AT onto B-52(click to view full) “ATP-SE: LITENING Strikes as USAF Splits Future Targeting Pod Orders” covered the USAF’s recent multi-year, dual-buy award of cutting-edge surveillance and targeting pods from Lockheed Martin (Sniper ATP-SE),...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 5, 2011 | Airbus, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Europe - Other, France, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, R&D - Private, Signals Radio & Wireless, Simulation & Training, Soldier's Gear, T&C - SAIC, Trucks & Transport, USA, UUVs & USVs
* Former Reagan defense official Lawrence Korb offers a plan to cut $1 trillion from Pentagon budget. * How videogames are changing the economy – and reversing a traditional role for military technologies. * South Korea plans to deploy Israeli-made Spike...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 5, 2011 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, France, MBDA, Missiles - Air-Air, New Systems Tech
Rafale w. Meteors(click to view larger) As 2011 begins, the French DGA made France the 4th customer nation to place production orders for MBDA’s ramjet-powered Meteor missile, after Britain, Spain, and Sweden. The 200 missile order was placed through the...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 5, 2011 | Boeing, Helicopters & Rotary, Support & Maintenance, USA
CH-47D Chinooks(click to view full) Boeing’s Mesa, AZ operations recently won about $95 million in contracts to support the overhaul, repair, and recapitalization of the US Army’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopter and CH-47 Chinook heavy transport helicopter...
