by Joe Katzman | Oct 24, 2012 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Project Successes, Public Partnering, Transformation
Tornado maintenance(click to view full) Under ATTAC (Availability Transformation: Tornado Aircraft Contract), BAE will take over depot-level support and maintenance for the RAF’s Tornado fleet, with the responsibility of ensuring that enough of Britain’s...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 24, 2012 | Blimps & LTA Craft, Boeing, Budgets, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, Legal, Logistics, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, USA
* When President Obama said sequestration “will not happen” during the last pre-election debate, it seems he meant “should not happen.” * The US Navy continues to play a significant role [PDF] in the economy of the Hampton Roads area in...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 23, 2012 | BAE, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Fighters & Attack, India, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, Scandals & Investigations, Soldier's Gear
* The final debate between President Obama and Governor Romney (full video | transcript) showed relatively little differences between the two candidates on foreign policy. They agreed on a number of policy choices, from not sending US troops to Syria, to withdrawing...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 22, 2012 | Contracts - Modifications, ECM, L3 Communications, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, USA
L-3 Learjet, EW-Equipped(click to view full) L-3 Flight International’s modified Learjets include uprated on-board power systems, internal electronics, and the ability to carry a range of external pods to help them simulate enemy radar and communications jammers...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 22, 2012 | Boeing, Britain/U.K., Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nuclear Weapons, Raytheon, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* The USAF issued a solicitation for their 300-plane T-X trainer program, but don’t get excited yet. It isn’t even an RFI, just advance clarification re: Military Airworthiness Certification requirements. If Boeing really wants to invest in a new design,...
