by [email protected] | Jun 9, 2011 | Americas - Other, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, India, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Missiles - Ballistic, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Satellites & Sensors, Sensors & Guidance, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
* The incoming U.S. Defense Secretary tells Congress that the challenge is to design budgets that eliminate wasteful and duplicative spending, while safeguarding the nation’s defense. * Giovanni de Briganti’s report on the performance of French Rafale...
by [email protected] | Jun 9, 2011 | Air Reconnaissance, Asia - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Geographical Focus, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Partnerships & Consortia, Satellites & Sensors, Space, Specialty Aircraft, University-related, USA
* ADS, the UK’s aerospace, defense and security trade organization, publishes its annual aerospace sector survey covering both civil and defense aerospace. The survey outlines a strong performance for the UK’s aerospace sector despite tough economic...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 8, 2011 | Naval Equipment, Radars, Small Business, USA
TLI concept(click to view full) Defense contracts can be important without being glamorous, and it takes a lot of “boring” ancillary equipment to keep the flashy big-ticket items working. The best militaries invest in the “boring” stuff,...
by [email protected] | Jun 8, 2011 | Aircraft, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., China, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Equipment - Other, France, Israel, Naval Equipment, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Radars, Raytheon, Simulation & Training, Thales, UAVs, USA
* BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation name the program that will deliver their joint response for a next generation Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) as Telemos. Dassault’s international director is confident that if a contract...
by [email protected] | Jun 8, 2011 | Air Reconnaissance, Aircraft, Asia - Other, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics & IT, European Union (EU), IAI, L3 Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Think Tanks, Trucks & Transport, UAVs, USA
* Bloomberg analysts report that US SOCOM spending has quadrupled from 2001-2010, led by L-3, Harris, Raytheon and Boeing. On the other hand, small businesses have seen seen a sixfold increase in SOCOM contracts during that time. * A new report by AlixPartners...
