by Editorial Staff | Mar 2, 2012 | Airbus, Asia - Central, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Legal, Transport & Utility
* Airbus Military got a firm order from Kazakhstan for 2 C295 transport aircraft with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 6 more. Four years ago EADS made titanium sourcing agreements with Kazakh suppliers. * EADS North America is working on export opportunities...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 1, 2012 | After-Action Reviews, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Forces - Special Ops, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Policy - Procurement, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Latest updates: 25mm ammo handling systems. AC-130U & flares(click to view full) In 2006 GD was contracted to repackage A-10 ammo for AC-130 Gunships. As is so often the case, there’s a story behind the story. The USA’s fearsome AC-130U...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 1, 2012 | Alliances, Budgets, Canada, Daily Rapid Fire, Environmental, Fighters & Attack, Procurement Innovations, R&D - Contracted, Science - Basic Research, Think Tanks, USA
* US SecDef Panetta told the House Budget Committee in a hearing yesterday that he would start planning for sequestration this summer if Congress has not reached a deal by then. It is likely he will have to, and that is not even factoring in new debates over the debt...
