by Joe Katzman | Jul 22, 2012 | Asia - Other, China, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Russia
(click to view full) In mid-July 2012, Russia’s Rosoboronexport announced an order from Sri Lanka for another 14 Mi-171 helicopters, to be built at the Ulan-Ude plant. The SLAF started operating Mi-17s in 1993, and the current fleet of 13-18 machines equips No....
by Editorial Staff | Jul 20, 2012 | Asia - Other, Canada, China, Daily Rapid Fire, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Logistics, Power Projection, Tanks & Mechanized
* The Australian and US navies signed a deal to work on biofuels together. This follows talks back in February between the US Navy’s Director for Operational Energy and the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. The US Navy’s efforts...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 19, 2012 | Africa - Other, Americas - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Heavy Bombers, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies
* Lt. Gen. Charles Davis, recently promoted as the US Air Force’s acquisition deputy chief (the chief position has been vacant for a few months), said the focus was shifting to fielding “capabilities to fight in a contested environment again” –...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 18, 2012 | Daily Rapid Fire, Fuel & Power, Legal, Lobbying, USA
* The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) outdid its previous report on the effect of sequestration on jobs with a new one [PDF] that predicts even uglier outcomes for the whole US economy. The scary numbers are conveniently laid out by state for maximum political...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 17, 2012 | Americas - Other, Boeing, Fighters & Attack, India, Israel, Issues - Political, Medical, Scandals & Investigations, Testing & Evaluation, USA
* In Sight, which covers organized crime in the Americas, offers additional context to help make sense of the recent Super Tucano (“Drakos”) loss in Colombia, and explains what’s at stake if FARC’s claim of a shoot-down is correct. * The recent...
