by Editorial Staff | Jan 9, 2013 | Africa - Other, Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Official Reports, Pre-RFP, Specialty Aircraft, USA
* Some within the Obama administration see post-2014 US troops in Afghanistan down to just a few thousands, while others don’t rule out a complete withdrawal. WaPo | WSJ | UPI | CSIS. * BAE and Boeing are interested in the huge F-16 worldwide aftermarket,...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 8, 2013 | Canada, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Israel, Lockheed Martin, Scandals & Investigations, USA
* DOD Comptroller Robert Hale spoke at the Brookings think tank, where he confirmed, between a couple decent jokes, that a delay in the FY14 budget request was likely. His number for the impact of sequestration on FY13 – starting on March 1st unless it is...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 7, 2013 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Avionics, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, ECM, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, Middle East - Other, Power Projection, Procurement Innovations, Spotlight articles, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Transport & Utility, United Technologies, USA
C-17 over Hawaii(click to view full) The rising cost of maintenance has made it a greater concern to the world’s militaries, and new contract vehicles are reflecting that. Under the C-17 GSP/GISP, Boeing has total system support responsibility for the big...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 7, 2013 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Transformation, UAVs, USA
2007 AAR experiment(click to view full) Quick question: what’s the biggest limiting factor in today’s aircraft? Answer: the pilot. Fortunately for pilots, they’re also an aircraft’s greatest advantage, which will keep them in the mix, and in...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 7, 2013 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, France, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Japan, Leadership & People, R&D - Contracted, Think Tanks, USA
Former US Senator Chuck Hagel is widely reported as President Obama’s pick to replace Leon Panetta as Secretary of Defense, to be officially confirmed later today. He will face certain opposition from some Republican senators. WaPo | Omaha World Herald. DARPA is...
