Rapid Fire July 26, 2012 – CBO to DoN: Get Real

by Joe Katzman | Jul 26, 2012 | Airbus, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Fuel & Power, General Dynamics, Industry & Trends, Japan, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Private, Radars, Russia, Scandals & Investigations

Spending above the waterline The CBO(Congressional Budget Office) analyzed [PDF] the latest long-term shipbuilding plans of the US Navy and thinks that despite lowering the number of ships they intend to procure, the DoN is significantly underestimating how much their...

Canada’s Mounties Buy Huskies

by Joe Katzman | Jul 25, 2012 | Canada, Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport

MXT Husky(click to view full) In late July, Canada’s RCMP(Royal Canadian Mounted Police, aka. “Mounties”) federal police force took delivery of 18 new Tactical Armoured Vehicles (TAVs), based on Navistar’s MXT-APC. Navistar’s MXTs are...

Rapid Fire July 25, 2012: South China Sea Scenarios

by Joe Katzman | Jul 25, 2012 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Boeing, Canada, China, Fighters & Attack, India, Legal, Missiles - Surface-Air, Official Reports, RAFAEL, Russia, Surface Ships - Combat, Transport & Utility, USA

Punching above its weight The 656-ton Singaporean mini-corvette RSS Victory successfully fires a Barak-1 anti-aircraft missile during joint exercises with the USN in the South China Sea. It’s hardly the 1st time, and the inconvenient truth its that these ships...

Rapid Fire July 24, 2012: Trade vs. Cooperation

by Editorial Staff | Jul 24, 2012 | Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Raytheon, United Technologies, USA

* Following an assignment handed to him by his boss last month, US deputy secretary of defense Ashton Carter said India is a top priority for defense exports. India is interested in cooperation rather than mere trade. Carter added: “Practically, we want to be...

Rapid Fire July 23, 2012: Outsourcing UK Defence Procurement

by Joe Katzman | Jul 23, 2012 | Britain/U.K., Chemical Weapons, France, Germany, Mines & Countermine-IED, Soldier's Gear, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA

* British military procurement is to make a big step if Philip Hammond’s statement [PDF] to Parliament last week is followed up by implementation. The Defence Minister wants to turn Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) into a Government Owned, Contractor...