by Joe Katzman | Feb 13, 2012 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, DARPA, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Medical, Official Reports, People, R&D - Contracted, Scandals & Investigations, T&C - Booz Allen
* [Update] The US DOD released its FY13 budget request. * Budget killer? With TRICARE costs spiraling, pharmacists and lawmakers are calling attention to the fact that the proposed merger of the USA’s only 2 national “pharmacy benefit managers” would...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 10, 2012 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, Issues - International, Legal, Mines & Countermine-IED, Official Reports, Politics, Think Tanks
* The Brookings think tank, on the proliferation of IED attacks in 2011: “[D]anger will not disappear even after the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan ends. […] It is unsustainable to keep throwing billions of dollars to fight a technology that costs the other...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 9, 2012 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, France, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Japan, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Air-Air, Official Reports, Raytheon, Rolls Royce, USA
* Truth, Lies, Afghanistan – and what this has to do with the Army’s Future Combat Systems. * Pakistan received its 18th and final new F-16C/D Block 52 fighter, and its 1st 2 upgraded F-16 fighters, under a multi-billion set of deals with the USA and...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 8, 2012 | Boeing, Bombs - General, Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Missiles - Air-Air, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, United Technologies, USA
Polish F-16C,air display(click to view full) F-16C/D Block 52 aircraft serve as the backbone of Poland’s air force. In February 2012, the USA’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced [PDF] Poland’s official request for F-16 weapons, as well as...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 8, 2012 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, IAI, India, Israel, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Support Functions - Other, USA
EL/M-2032(click to view full) In February 2012, IAI revealed that it has secured a $150 million contract for its EL/M-2032 fighter radar, from an unnamed customer. A Globes report places the customer within Asia. The EL/M-2032 can be delivered in different sizes, and...
