by Editorial Staff | Sep 10, 2012 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Fuel & Power, Germany, Navistar, Official Reports, UAVs, USA
* The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released its interim report [PDF] on the pretroleum-related logistics capabilities of the Afghan National Army (ANA). NATO’s Combined Security Transition Command in Afghanistan (NTM-A/CSTC-A)...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2012 | Brazil, Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, GE, Helicopters & Rotary, United Technologies, USA
FAB S-70 in Bolivia(click to view larger) Brazil relies heavily on Bell Helicopter and Eurocopter models for its armed forces, and a billion-dollar deal with Eurocopter made the Eurocopter EC725 Cougar Brazil’s standard medium helicopter across all 3 services....
by Editorial Staff | Sep 7, 2012 | China, Daily Rapid Fire, Russia, USA
* Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall is about to update the Better Buying Power (BBP) guidance issued by Ashton Carter two years ago. * Part of BBP relies on reviving “should cost” procurement methodology. The RAND Corporation looked into it and...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 6, 2012 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, France, Robots, UAVs, USA
* LockgropBoetheon? Brett Lambert, deputy assistant secretary for defense industrial base policy, says the Pentagon would have to reconsider its opposition to any further consolidation among primes if sequestration is implemented. * DoD guidelines may allow UAV...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 5, 2012 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Raytheon, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Singapore, USA
* EADS – a group partly owned by the French government – is miffed that the Aerospace Industries Association does not let them in. * Boeing sees potential for Arrow 3 sales beyond Israel, to countries including India, Singapore and South Korea. The program...
