by Editorial Staff | Nov 8, 2012 | Boeing, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, People, USA
* Sales at EADS are up 14.6% Y/Y for the 3rd quarter, to 12.3 billion euros (about $15.7B). So far this year, Cassidian has seen stable revenue, Astrium and Eurocopter are healthily growing, and commercial sales continue to pull ahead. Airbus Military on the other...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 7, 2012 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, People, Russia, USA
* In yesterday’s election in the US, the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) chairman McKeon [R-CA] and ranking member Smith [D-WA] both secured another term. On the other hand the chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 6, 2012 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Events, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
CG 56, post-crash(click to view full) On Oct 13/12, the Improved Los Angeles Class fast attack submarine USS Montpelier surfaced to periscope depth right in front of the the Ticonderoga Class guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto, during maneuvers off of Florida....
by Editorial Staff | Nov 6, 2012 | Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Legal, Middle East - Other, People, Russia, T&C - SAIC
* British Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting the Middle East where he is supporting arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Oman. The Telegraph. * Bob King, president of the United Auto Workers union, wrote an open letter to US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 5, 2012 | China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Israel, Japan, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, People, UAVs, USA
* Israel successfully tested interception improvements to its Iron Dome anti-rocket system. Haaretz. * Poland published its naval modernization plans. CIMSEC. * Is the future of Ukrainian shipbuilding tied to cooperation with, and demand from, Russia? Rusnavy. * The...
