by Joe Katzman | May 2, 2012 | ATK, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, USA
MSST concept(click to view full) In order to defend against a threat, you have to be able to simulate it for realistic training and evaluation. Navy ships are increasingly threatened by supersonic anti-ship missiles, which can leave defenders as little as 45 seconds...
by Joe Katzman | May 2, 2012 | C4ISR, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Force Structure, Israel, Other Corporation, UAVs
Orbiter(click to view full) Flight International reports that Finland has picked Aeronautics Defence Systems’ Orbiter 2 UAV as its future tactical UAV, beating BlueBird’s SkyLite B for a likely EUR 23 million, 55-system contract. The contract signing is...
by Joe Katzman | May 1, 2012 | Budgets, Guest Articles, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation, USA
(click to view full) Guest Article by Lou Crenshaw, Vice Admiral U.S. Navy (ret.) The 2011 defense budget was characterized as a budget about uncertainty. Budget officials struggled to make ends meet in what seemed to be an endless stream of continuing resolutions...
by Editorial Staff | May 1, 2012 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, IT - Cyber-Security, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, USA
* The Philippines, whose appeal for international arbitration of territorial disputes with China has been rejected by Chinese authorities, wants to develop a “minimum credible defense posture”, gets closer to the US. * Rory Medcalf from the Lowy Institute...
