by Editorial Staff | Mar 19, 2012 | Budgets, Canada, DARPA, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, India, Legal, Polar Regions, Thales, USA
* India is increasing its defense budget for 2012-13 by 17% to Rs 1,93,407 crore (about $38.5B). The Business Standard opines that the nominal double-digit growth is misleading. * The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest report...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 18, 2012 | Australia & S. Pacific, Support & Maintenance, Textron, UAVs, USA
RQ-7 launch, Iraq(click to view full) In March 2012, Textron subsidiary AAI Corp. in Hunt Valley, MD received a $180.9 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to support RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft systems serving with the US military and Australia. Work will be...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 16, 2012 | Africa - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, Official Reports, Science - Basic Research, Specialty Aircraft, UAVs, USA
* The Pentagon’s DOT&E office updated its Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) guidebook [PDF] to reflect the latest guidance on information assurance, the design of experiments (DOE), and reliability growth. * The US Department of State plans to resume...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 15, 2012 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pre-RFP, Science - Basic Research, UAVs, USA
* Among the acquisition targets under consideration by EADS North America: digital imagery providers. * The latest batch of old USAF aircraft sold as scrap metal will be available for auction next week. * The US Air Force’s Air Mobility Command has been working...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 14, 2012 | Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Fighters & Attack, Leadership & People, Legal, Middle East - Other, Partnerships & Consortia, USA
* US Senator John McCain (R-AZ, SASC Ranking Member) sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense announcing he “will not support any further reprogramming requests for new, unauthorized programs except for emergency requirements” until he has received a...
