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Rapid Fire: 2010-12-01

Rapid Fire: 2010-12-01

by | Nov 30, 2010 | ABM, Africa - Other, Alliances, BAE, Bombs - Smart, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Fighters & Attack, France, Industry & Trends, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Leadership & People, Medical, Missiles - Precision Attack, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Russia, Training & Exercises, Trucks & Transport, UAVs, USA

* Bad news, good news: While defense budgets for major weapon systems are facing cuts, stockcall.com believes spending will increase on UAV programs, missile defense, and cybersecurity. * Arms race: Russian President Medvedev warns that a joint Russian/ European...
Rapid Fire: 2010-12-01

Rapid Fire: 2010-11-30

by | 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… *...
Rapid Fire: 2010-12-01

Rapid Fire: 2010-11-29

by | Nov 28, 2010 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Force Structure, Forces - Land, France, Issues - Environmental, Issues - Political, IT - General, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, Thales, Transformation, USA

* Playing the field: Only weeks after the US Congress broke the deadlock on $100 million in military aid to Lebanon, Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri visits Tehran and appeals for closer military cooperation with Iran. * Red flag: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says China is...
Rapid Fire: 2010-12-01

Rapid Fire 2010-11-26: EADS, Beyond Airbus

by | Nov 24, 2010 | Airbus, Alliances, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, C4ISR, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Forces - Special Ops, France, Fuel & Power, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, IT - General, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Pre-RFP, Surface Ships - Combat, USA

* Washington crosses the Korea Strait: US sends nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) from Japan to participate in joint exercises with South Korea. * Hairy, Audacious Goal: European defense giant EADS wants to reach $10 billion in non-Airbus...
Rapid Fire: 2010-12-01

Rapid Fire: 2010-11-24

by | Nov 23, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Boeing, Bombs - Smart, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Delivery & Task Orders, Europe - Other, Explosives, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Science - Basic Research, Soldier's Gear, Testing & Evaluation, Transport & Utility, UAVs, United Technologies, USA, WMD Proliferation

* Volley for serve: US sits tight after North Korea launches artillery volley against South’s Yeonpyeong island. * This comes hard on the heels of revelations that North Korea has a large, modern uranium enrichment facility, using P-2 centrifuges. This is less...