by Joe Katzman | Nov 23, 2011 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Cyber-Security, Mines & Countermine-IED, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility
* Libyan lessons learned have made new Airbus A330 MRTT aerial tankers a bigger priority for France, alongside their aging C-135FRs. An interim contract for 5-7 A330 MRTT planes is now expected in 2013. * Rheinmetall Defence and ADS GmbH successfully demonstrate their...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 22, 2011 | Airbus, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Force Structure, Helicopters & Rotary, United Technologies, USA
S-70i(click to view full) Thanks to its location on the oil-rich Island of Borneo, which it shares with Indonesia and Malaysia, the State of Brunei Darussalam is best known to most people as a frequent Guinness Book of World Records entry, with its Sultan as the...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 22, 2011 | Alliances, Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Forces - Naval, France, Issues - Political, Official Reports
* It’s confirmed: the Super Committee might have come close, but ultimately failed to reach an agreement. SecDef Panetta declared that “Congress cannot simply turn off the sequester mechanism” but also hinted that the nation deserves better than the...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 21, 2011 | Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, Surface Ships - Other, Testing & Evaluation, United Technologies, USA
* U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said during the Halifax International Security Forum last Friday: “I feel very confident that we’ll get funding for the F-35 program”. A day later Senator John McCain (R-AZ) answered: “We want the F-35 to...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 18, 2011 | Airbus, Budgets, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Official Reports, Raytheon, Sharpen yourself, Specialty Aircraft
* US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta visited General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT to defend the principle of a sustained industrial base. EB announced earlier this month that it will lay off 52 people next January. * The FY12 defense authorization bill is...
