by Editorial Staff | Mar 18, 2013 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, India, Israel, People, USA
* The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) research on trends in international arms transfers for 2012 puts China among the top 5 weapons exporters thanks to their sales to Pakistan. The top 5 importers, led by India, are all in Asia – which...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 17, 2013 | Budgets, China, Industry & Trends, USA
Take with a whole salt shaker The UK’s long-established International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) recently published a Military Balance 2013 report which makes some reasonable observations about the current state of global affairs, but unquestioning...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 17, 2013 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Issues - Political, Legal, Other Corporation, Tanks & Mechanized
Swedish AMV rollout(click to view full) In June 2009, Sweden’s FMV defense procurement agency picked Finland’s Patria Oyj for a EUR 240 million contract, to deliver 113 AMV (Armoured Modular Vehicle) wheeled Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the Swedish...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 15, 2013 | China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Industry & Trends, Pre-RFP, Scandals & Investigations, Soldier's Gear, USA
* As AeroVironment’s latest quarterly results showed, smaller contractors face much more volatility than primes in the current budget environment. * The US Senate will return to the HR 933 CR/mini-omnibus bill on Monday. Despite moaning about amendments from the...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 14, 2013 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, France, Industry & Trends, Japan, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Protective Systems - Naval, R&D - Private, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
Dutch HNLMS Tromp(click to view full) As missile defense imperatives get stronger, and western defense budgets get weaker, one might expect both competition and cooperation to increase within this sector. That should be especially true around naval platforms, where...
