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2011: Another 8 Years for the C-130 ATS Training Contract

Rapid Fire 2011-02-15: PB FY12

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* Obama administration’s fiscal year 2012 budget [PDF] boosts defense spending by $22 billion over FY 2010 appropriations, to $671 billion, while projecting $78 billion in “savings” through 2016. [Update: 2013 request.] * Russia’s armed forces...
2011: Another 8 Years for the C-130 ATS Training Contract

Rapid Fire 2011-02-14: Cooperation between Brazil and India

by | Feb 13, 2011 | Americas - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, ECM, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Honeywell, India, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Other Corporation, RFPs, Rolls Royce, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, UAVs, USA

* Russia plans to build up defenses and deploy armaments on Kuril Islands on its Pacific coast, islands that have been disputed with Japan since WWII. As noted last week, Mistral type LHDs will also be part of that move. * US Navy explains exactly which repairs and...
2011: Another 8 Years for the C-130 ATS Training Contract

Rapid Fire 2011-02-11: In-Theater Maintenance

by | Feb 10, 2011 | Airbus, Bases & Infrastructure, Blimps & LTA Craft, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, C4ISR, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Engines - Aircraft, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, General Dynamics, India, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Raytheon, RFPs, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Thales, USA

* Ignoring pleas from the DoD and defense companies, the House plans to fund the government through the rest of the fiscal year with a continuing resolution, which will include $74 billion in spending cuts. * Joint Chiefs of Staff releases first update to its National...