by Joe Katzman | Nov 2, 2012 | Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Transport & Utility, USA
* Boeing has handed over Australia’s 6th and final C-17A heavy-lift transport aircraft. * Northrop Grumman and ITT Exelis are teaming to compete for the US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer. * CACI’s revenue for Q1 FY13 rose by 2.1% Y/Y to $931M. Their...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2012 | Contracts - Awards
In October 2012, the US Defense Intelligence Agency’s Virginia Contracting Activity issued a 5-year, multiple award intelligence training contract that’s worth up to $750M, and runs until Nov 30/17. It covers the full scope of intelligence training...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2012 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, Land Equipment, Other Corporation, Remote Weapons Systems, Scandals & Investigations, Tanks & Mechanized, Top Stories
Pandur II In February 2005, General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems finished negotiations to produce 260 Pandur II eight-wheeled armored combat vehicles for the Government of Portugal. Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH of Vienna, Austria, would be the...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 1, 2012 | Alliances, Americas - Other, Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, Europe - Other, Russia, Think Tanks, USA
* China has ramped up mass production techniques and coordination between its shipyards to allow a rapid modernization of its fleet, with some degree of versatility thanks to modular construction. The Diplomat. * Meanwhile the Commander-in-Chief of Russia’s Navy...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 31, 2012 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Coastal & Littoral, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Forces - Naval, Middle East - Other, Russia, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat
* According to the usual blogs dedicated to watching (or intentionally leaking?) China’s military efforts, AVIC’s J-31 prototype jet fighter made a short maiden flight earlier today. However the Chinese will have to spend dearly to develop competitive...
