by [email protected] | Aug 4, 2011 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Ammunition, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, DCNS, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Leadership & People, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Projections & Assessments, Rumours, Russia, Transport & Utility, USA
* US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta responds to the debt ceiling agreement by declaring that the Department of Defense’s spending choices must be based on sound strategy and policy and not result in the weakening of national security. * The deputy chief of...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 3, 2011 | Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Food-related, Fuel & Power, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance
Latest updates: $313 million to KBR for LOGCAP work in Iraq; 2009 contracts backfilled. Fluor builds LOGCAP housingin southern Afghanistan(click to view full) The US Army’s sole provider LOGCAP 3 contract, which provided food, housing and fuel for U.S. troops...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 3, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Issues - Political, Legal, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Russia, Support Functions - Other, USA
Iraqi Mi-17, armed(click to view full) Iraq’s Mi-17 medium transport and multi-role helicopters currently form the high end of the IqAF’s rotary-wing fleet, and their use has paced the air force’s slow rebuilding. They support both regular and...
by [email protected] | Aug 3, 2011 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Industry & Trends, Japan, Laser & EM Weapons, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Projections & Assessments, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, USA
* President Barack Obama announces his intent to promote Ashton B. Carter from Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to Deputy Secretary of Defense. * The House of Commons Defence Select Committee publishes its report on the...
by [email protected] | Aug 2, 2011 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Asia - Other, Blimps & LTA Craft, Bombs - General, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, India, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Other Corporation, Russia, Think Tanks, Transport & Utility, Trucks & Transport, USA
* Brookings Institution and University of Maryland scholars tell the National Bureau of Asian Research that the United States and India should co-develop weapons technology to overcome technology transfer restrictions. They also argue that India’s rejection of...
