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Rapid Fire 2011-08-16: Heron Aerial Refueling

Rapid Fire 2011-08-16: Heron Aerial Refueling

by | Aug 16, 2011 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Conferences & Events, Consulting Firms, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, GE, Helicopters & Rotary, IAI, India, Industry & Trends, Israel, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Other Corporation, Projections & Assessments, Rumours, Russia, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA

* A senior Russian defense official claims that the Sukhoi T-50/PAK-FA stealth fighter will be the ‘principal plane’ of the Russian and Indian Air Forces. * A new Pike Research report predicts that the military fuel cell market will reach $1.2 billion by...
Rapid Fire 2011-08-16: Heron Aerial Refueling

Rapid Fire 2011-08-15: SAAB Buys Sensis

by | Aug 15, 2011 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Conferences & Events, Daily Rapid Fire, Domestic Security, European Union (EU), Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Leadership & People, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Power Projection, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Combat, Trucks & Transport, USA

* Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and South Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell, says that US foreign policy needs to make the transition from the immediate challenges of the Middle East to address ‘long term and deeply consequential issues in...
Rapid Fire 2011-08-16: Heron Aerial Refueling

The Virtual Armed Forces: US Military Turns to Virtualization

by | Aug 15, 2011 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, General Dynamics, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Pre-RFP, Spotlight articles, T&C - SAIC, USA

USS Abraham Lincolngoing virtual(click to view full) The US Department of Defense (DoD) and the individual services are turning more and more to virtualization to improve the efficiency and flexibility of their IT networks. This technology allows multiple virtual...
Rapid Fire 2011-08-16: Heron Aerial Refueling

Rapid Fire 2011-08-12: Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 Launch

by | Aug 12, 2011 | Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Conferences & Events, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, General Atomics, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Laser & EM Weapons, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Combat, Think Tanks, USA

* Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Buck Mckeon (R-CA) is among senior Republican lawmakers to have written a letter to the White House and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta requesting disclosure of interim results of a comprehensive review of military...