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Rapid Fire: 2011-01-26

Rapid Fire: 2011-01-26

by | Jan 25, 2011 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, China, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, France, Fuel & Power, Heavy Bombers, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Leadership & People, Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Precision Attack, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, T&C - RAND Corp., USA

* Former Northrop Grumman engineer Noshir Gowadia gets 32 years in prison for assisting China in developing a low-signature cruise missile exhaust system and providing classified information on the B-2 Spirit bomber. * When Aviation Week is writing editorials called...
Rapid Fire: 2011-01-26

Rapid Fire 2011-01-24: Russian Assault Rifles

by | Jan 23, 2011 | Asia - Central, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, C4ISR, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, Guns - Personal Weapons, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Policy - Procurement, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Soldier's Gear, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Transport & Utility, UAVs, United Technologies, USA

* Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said that he wants to replace Russia’s iconic Kalashnikov assault rifles and Dragunov SVD sniper rifles, possibly with foreign made weapons. Unsurprisingly, controversy ensues. Media mistake alert: current...
Rapid Fire: 2011-01-26

Rapid Fire 2011-01-21: Russia’s 2010 Armament Sales

by | Jan 20, 2011 | Airbus, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Fuel & Power, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Lockheed Martin, Medical, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Radars, Russia, Simulation & Training, Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, USA

* Boom goes bust: An EADS A330 MRTT tanker plane being developed for the Royal Australian Air Force loses part of its refueling boom during tests with a Portuguese F-16 fighter. * Russia’s arms sales continue to climb, as the Russian Centre for Analysis of...
Rapid Fire: 2011-01-26

Rapid Fire 2011-01-20: Saudis Want Tech Transfers

by | Jan 19, 2011 | ABM, Asia - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Issues - International, Leadership & People, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Air-Air, Northrop-Grumman, Outer Space, Raytheon, Satellites & Sensors, Scandals & Investigations, Soldier's Gear, Surface Ships - Combat, Testing & Evaluation, USA

* US long-term economic security requires cuts in defense spending, argues Michael O’Hanlon of the liberal Brookings Institution. * Saudi Arabia wants to produce 70% of military equipment locally using foreign technology transfer, plans to offer greater...
Rapid Fire: 2011-01-26

Rapid Fire 2011-01-19: Inside NORAD

by | Jan 18, 2011 | Airbus, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Financial & Accounting, France, General Dynamics, GPS Infrastructure, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Japan, Leadership & People, Legal, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, RFPs, Satellites & Sensors, Simulation & Training, T&C - CSC, Tanks & Mechanized, Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA

* Crunch time for General Dynamics and Boeing cases. They argue that the government improperly invoked the state secrets privilege, in order to hide information that would help them prove their side of cases surrounding the A-12 naval stealth fighter’s program...