by Joe Katzman | Jan 30, 2012 | Airbus, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Middle East - Other, Mines & Countermine-IED, People, Think Tanks, UAVs, USA
* Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith told reporters the Department will review their JSF purchase timetable, in light last week’s confirmation that the US will take it slow. * Jim Maslowski, President at Hawker Beechcraft Defense and a former US Navy Rear...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 27, 2012 | Boeing, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Transport & Utility
Update: FY13 PB has been released. Top Pentagon officials gave a briefing yesterday on major budget decisions ahead of the FY13 President Budget request coming on Feb. 13. Highlights among the outlined priorities [PDF]: * A relatively stable topline at $613.4B, made...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 26, 2012 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, BAE, Britain/U.K., Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fuel & Power, General Dynamics, Industry & Trends, Logistics Innovations, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Tanks & Mechanized, Textron, Trucks & Transport, UAVs, USA
* Full 2011 financial results: Textron saw growth at Bell, revenue decrease at Textron Systems. At $7.3B, Bell’s backlog has recovered from a reporting error announced by the company last quarter. * Meanwhile General Dynamics generated $32.7B of revenue last...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 25, 2012 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Chemical Weapons, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, France, People, Soldier's Gear, Submarines
* Frank Kendall has been confirmed as US undersecretary for defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, pending Senate confirmation. He’s been holding the job in an acting capacity since Ashton Carter was promoted to be Deputy SecDef back in September. *...
