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Rapid Fire 2011-08-17: Switchblade UAV

Rapid Fire 2011-08-17: Switchblade UAV

by | Aug 17, 2011 | Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Conferences & Events, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Geographical Focus, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Leadership & People, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Projections & Assessments, RAFAEL, Raytheon, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA

* Russia’s state-run Rosoboronexport reveals that it has lost $4 billion-worth of defense export contracts with Libya. * Defense Secretary Leon Panetta tells the National Defense University that the United States can enact budget cuts without compromising...
Rapid Fire 2011-08-17: Switchblade UAV

Rapid Fire 2011-08-16: Heron Aerial Refueling

by | Aug 16, 2011 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Conferences & Events, Consulting Firms, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, GE, Helicopters & Rotary, IAI, India, Industry & Trends, Israel, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Other Corporation, Projections & Assessments, Rumours, Russia, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA

* A senior Russian defense official claims that the Sukhoi T-50/PAK-FA stealth fighter will be the ‘principal plane’ of the Russian and Indian Air Forces. * A new Pike Research report predicts that the military fuel cell market will reach $1.2 billion by...
Rapid Fire 2011-08-17: Switchblade UAV

Rapid Fire 2011-08-15: SAAB Buys Sensis

by | Aug 15, 2011 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Conferences & Events, Daily Rapid Fire, Domestic Security, European Union (EU), Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Leadership & People, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Power Projection, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Combat, Trucks & Transport, USA

* Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and South Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell, says that US foreign policy needs to make the transition from the immediate challenges of the Middle East to address ‘long term and deeply consequential issues in...
Rapid Fire 2011-08-17: Switchblade UAV

Rapid Fire 2011-08-12: Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 Launch

by | Aug 12, 2011 | Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Conferences & Events, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, General Atomics, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Laser & EM Weapons, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Combat, Think Tanks, USA

* Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Buck Mckeon (R-CA) is among senior Republican lawmakers to have written a letter to the White House and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta requesting disclosure of interim results of a comprehensive review of military...
Rapid Fire 2011-08-17: Switchblade UAV

Rapid Fire 2011-08-11: Russian UCAVs

by | Aug 11, 2011 | Airbus, Americas - Other, Budgets, China, Consulting Firms, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Honeywell, Industry & Trends, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, People, Projections & Assessments, Russia, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA

* Moody’s Investors Service predicts that the US debt ceiling agreement could result in a downgrading of defense contractors’ credit ratings. Major defense projects like the V-22 Osprey and Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) are identified as vulnerable to...