by Editorial Staff | Nov 6, 2013 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Helicopters & Rotary, Policy - Doctrine, Policy - Procurement, Think Tanks, UAVs, USA
Pentagon Capabilities * US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel laid out his priorities in a speech at an event hosted by the CSIS think tank. From thinning back-office overhead to sorting out personnel costs, Hagel’s interests are well known – the words...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 5, 2013 | Asia - Other, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Issues - International, MBDA, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Rumours, Surface Ships - Combat
Indonesian SIGMA(click to view full) Vietnam’s growing economy, and China’s aggressive stance in the South China Sea, are pushing the country to begin a long-delayed military modernization program. Most of the equipment comes from Vietnam’s...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 5, 2013 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fuel & Power, Germany, India, Issues - International, Saudi Arabia, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, USA
Worst for Defense Yet to Come * The quote of the day comes from an analyst who talked to the Financial Times: “When a company says its new goal is to get 30% of its revenue from outside the US, how much of that will come from international sales growing rather...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 4, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Policy - Personnel, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, Support Functions - Other, Think Tanks, USA
The Institute for Defense Analysis in Alexandria, VA recently received a 5-year indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $888.8 million, for research and analysis from the 3 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) they run. Just...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 4, 2013 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Canada, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Force Structure, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Logistics, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, United Technologies, USA
Chartered Mi-8, ISAF(click to view full) Afghanistan has been a tough test for the NATO alliance. Thus far, the report is mixed. While a number of allied countries have committed troops, few of the NATO countries’ available helicopters have been committed,...
