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Rapid Fire: 2010-11-30

by Fred Donovan | Nov 29, 2010 | ABM, Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Events, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, L3 Communications, Leadership & People, Materials Innovations, MBDA, Medical, Memoriam, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, News, Partnerships & Consortia, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, Simulation & Training, Thales, University-related, USA, Warfare - Lessons

* Afghan poppy production down by half, creating heroin shortages on Britain's streets. Pity. That pleospora papaveracea sure is potent. Nothing like having a lot of Taliban foreigners traipsing through the poppy fields, to ensure that outbreaks spread... * Closing...

India’s Sea Harrier Shortage

by Joe Katzman | Nov 2, 2010 | Avionics, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, India, Issues - Political, Missiles - Air-Air, Other Corporation, Radars, Support Functions - Other

Sea Harriers, F/A-18F(click to view full) End of British Harrier fleet a solution for India? (Oct 31/10) Covering a potential aircraft carrier gap isn't India's only naval air issue these days. In response to a March 2008 question in Lok Sabha (lower house of...

Britain Moves Forward on Harrier Support Agreements

by Joe Katzman | Oct 21, 2010 | Avionics, BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Procurement Innovations, Support & Maintenance, Transformation

Latest updates: End of the Harrier fleet - and carriers. HMS Illustrious takeoff(click to view full) "Future Contracting for Availability" involves the removal of traditional "parts and hours" maintenance contracts in favor of fixed-price long-term support for...

Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle 2010 09/10

by Joe Katzman | Oct 17, 2010 | Bombs - Smart, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Engineer Units, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, General Dynamics, Guest Articles, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, Rosoboronexport, Rumours, Russia, Tanks & Mechanized, Textron, Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, USA

(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...

Rapid Fire 2010-10-06: Trinidad and Tobago Cancels Patrol Vessels

by Fred Donovan | Oct 5, 2010 | ABM, Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Field Reports, Fuel & Power, Intelligence & PsyOps, Issues - Environmental, L3 Communications, Logistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Navistar, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Trucks & Transport, USA, Warfare - Trends, WMD Detection

* Changing the Rules: The UK government plans to rewrite the rules governing defense contracts. * Mexico's "Blog Del Narco" has stepped into a media void as the go-to publication for Cartel War reporting, used as a source - and a tool. Welcome to the blogging...

Rapid Fire 2010-09-24: CF-5 Refurbishing

by Fred Donovan | Sep 23, 2010 | Americas - Other, Ammunition, Asia - Other, ATK, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, Canada, Contracts - Intent, Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, Domestic Security, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Russia, Support Functions - Other, Transformation, USA

* It's one thing to read it, another to hear and see it. On C-SPAN, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Undersecretary Ashton Carter discuss motivations and plans for their new military acquisition and procurement guidelines. * US GAO looks at Iraq's budgetary...

Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle 2010-07/08

by Joe Katzman | Aug 19, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary

(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...

Rapid Fire: 2010-07-21

by Fred Donovan | Jul 20, 2010 | ABM, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Electronics - General, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Other Corporation, RAFAEL, Rockets, Rolls Royce, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Transport & Utility, USA

* A Farewell to Arms?: Deloitte's mid-year review of the global aerospace and defense industry shows declining revenues and profits; however, the following defense areas are expected to generate future revenues: mission capability software integration, battle space...

Rapid Fire: 2010-07-12

by Joe Katzman | Jul 11, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, ECM, Field Innovations, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Logistics Innovations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Aircraft, R&D - Contracted, Radars, Satellites & Sensors, Specialty Aircraft, Thales, Transport & Utility, USA

* Boeing and Airbus submits KC-X aerial tanker bids, as World Trade Organization delays ruling on EU complaint against Boeing. * France's ONERA lab thinks they have a revolution in coastal surveillance radar design (incl. video), with 80% effectiveness out to 400 km...

Rapid Fire: 2010-07-06

by Fred Donovan | Jul 5, 2010 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, France, Intelligence & PsyOps, Other Corporation, Radars, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, Training & Exercises, Trucks & Transport, USA

* Aquino Keen on Defense: New Philippine President Aquino orders a review of the country's national security posture, including possible procurement of new military equipment. * Lord Protector: Kongsberg books a NOK 140 million order for Protector remote weapon...