by Joe Katzman | Nov 19, 2012 | Ammunition, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Germany, Legal, Rosoboronexport, Russia, Submarines, Think Tanks
* The US Army released its 2013 Weapon Systems handbook, a 378-page catalog that gives snapshots covering each system’s mission, description, the program’s status, whether foreign military sales are involved, and projected activities over the next couple...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 18, 2012 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Missiles - Surface-Air, Thales
STARStreak(click to view full) In November 2012, the Royal Thai Army signed a contract with Thales UK to become the STARStreak air defence missile’s 3rd customer, after Britain and South Africa. Introduced in 1997, the dual-stage High Velocity Missile flies at...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 16, 2012 | BAE, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Ballistic, Satellites & Sensors, Think Tanks, USA
* The Stimson Center released a report [PDF] which concludes that the “strategic agility” needed by the US could be achieved while spending significantly less. You have heard their recommendations before: don’t get drawn in land wars, reduce nuclear...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 15, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, UAVs, USA
MQ-1 Predator(click to view full) In November 2012, Battlespace Flight Services LLC in Arlington, VA received a maximum $950 million indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract for worldwide organizational level UAV maintenance support. Battlespace is the...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 15, 2012 | Airbus, Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, People, Think Tanks
Meet the new boss Xi Jinping will not only take over from Hu Jintao as China’s next President in March 2013, but as of today he chairs both the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the Communist Party. This breaks from precedent, as it took Hu a couple of years...
