by Joe Katzman | Nov 17, 2011 | Airbus, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Issues - Environmental, Lobbying, Other Corporation, RFPs, Rumours, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
Eurofighter over Dubai(click to view full) With the 2011 Dubai Airshow in full swing, the biggest question on site is: what’s happening to the UAE’s planned fighter deal? The United Arab Emirates’ interest in up to 60 Dassault Rafale fighters has...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 17, 2011 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, France, Missiles - Precision Attack, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Rumours, Submarines, USA
* The British National Audit Office’s 2011 Major Projects report says that short-term cuts spurred by its Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) has added GBP 500 million (about $785M) to its 15 largest defense projects. The UK MoD responds. *...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 16, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, USA
A friend in high places(click to view full) In November 2011, USMC Systems Command issued a pair of contracts for advanced Vehicle Optic Sensor Systems (VOSS). Gyrocam Systems, which was acquired by Lockheed Martin in 2009, has traditionally supplied these 15″...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 16, 2011 | Electronics - General, Eng. Control Systems, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Project Failures, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Latest updates: Happy endings. Mostly. LHD 8 construction(click to view full) USS Makin Island [LHD-8] was built in Pascagoula, MS, as the last ship of America’s Wasp Class amphibious assault carriers. The keel was laid in February 2004, but all of the changes...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 16, 2011 | Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, General Dynamics, Issues - Political, IT - Software & Integration, Laser & EM Weapons, Submarines, Surface Ships - Other, Think Tanks, USA
* The US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved (26-0) for a 2nd time the FY12 defense authorization bill, to reflect cuts originating in the Budget Control Act. Summary of the proposed additional cuts. Meanwhile the current continuing resolution expires in 2...
