by Editorial Staff | Jul 26, 2013 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, France, India, Indonesia, Issues - International, Issues - Political, L3 Communications, Logistics, Missiles - Ballistic, South Korea, Transport & Utility, USA
* South Korea’s defense ministry submitted their budget request for 2014-18 to parliament. They’re asking for 214.5 trillion won (about $193 billion) with a beefy missile defense component. * Heading into another budget showdown in the US, the White House...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 25, 2013 | Africa - Other, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Policy - Doctrine, Raytheon, Soldier's Gear, Thales, USA
* Since a spat between India’s ministers of Commerce and Defense erupted publicly earlier this month, little clarity has emerged about what the ceiling for foreign participation in defense joint ventures would be. It looks like going beyond 26% and up to 49%...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 24, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, Force Structure, France, Radars, Raytheon, Thales, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
GM200 radar(click to view full) In July 2013, reports announced that the United Arab Emirates had just bought 17 mobile Ground Master 200 medium range radars. The GM200 is a useful air defense radar, but all radars of this type are most useful as part of a larger...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 24, 2013 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Coastal & Littoral, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, France, General Dynamics, Industry & Trends, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, Northrop-Grumman, Think Tanks, USA
* Northrop Grumman’s Q2 2013 sales [PDF] were flat at $6.3B, though their total backlog shed $3.1B from a year ago, down to $37.7B (also down sequentially vs. $39.4B at the end of the previous quarter). Aerospace sales are proving more resilient than information...
by Fred Donovan | Jul 23, 2013 | Contracts - Modifications, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Satellites & Sensors, Sensors & Guidance, Support Functions - Other, USA
DMSP: points of light(click to view full) Military commanders have always been subject to the whims of mother nature. Napoleon’s attempt to take Moscow stalled in the bitter cold and snow of the Russian winter. The D-Day invasion was postponed because of a poor...
