by Editorial Staff | Mar 20, 2012 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, India, IT - Software & Integration, Russia, Soldier's Gear, UAVs, USA
* The latest Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) draft RFP was posted by the US Navy on fbo.gov last week and modified yesterday. Responses expected by March 30. The final RFP was supposed to be released by December 2011 but obviously this has been delayed. * A...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 19, 2012 | Budgets, Canada, DARPA, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, India, Legal, Polar Regions, Thales, USA
* India is increasing its defense budget for 2012-13 by 17% to Rs 1,93,407 crore (about $38.5B). The Business Standard opines that the nominal double-digit growth is misleading. * The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest report...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 18, 2012 | Australia & S. Pacific, Support & Maintenance, Textron, UAVs, USA
RQ-7 launch, Iraq(click to view full) In March 2012, Textron subsidiary AAI Corp. in Hunt Valley, MD received a $180.9 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to support RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft systems serving with the US military and Australia. Work will be...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 16, 2012 | Africa - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, Official Reports, Science - Basic Research, Specialty Aircraft, UAVs, USA
* The Pentagon’s DOT&E office updated its Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) guidebook [PDF] to reflect the latest guidance on information assurance, the design of experiments (DOE), and reliability growth. * The US Department of State plans to resume...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 15, 2012 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pre-RFP, Science - Basic Research, UAVs, USA
* Among the acquisition targets under consideration by EADS North America: digital imagery providers. * The latest batch of old USAF aircraft sold as scrap metal will be available for auction next week. * The US Air Force’s Air Mobility Command has been working...
