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UK Expects to Get ‘Tugs of the Future’ by End of 2010

Rapid Fire 2010-03-08: Convention on Cluster Munitions

by | Mar 7, 2010 | Budgets, China, Coastal & Littoral, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, France, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Support Functions - Other, USA

* China expects to boost defense spending by 7.5% this year, compared to a 14.9% increase in 2009. Washington Post | Wall Street Journal | Los Angeles Times | Xinhua News Agency * French-Russian gas deal seen as possible preliminary to sale of Mistral amphibious...
UK Expects to Get ‘Tugs of the Future’ by End of 2010

InTop Program: US Navy Develops Open RF Architecture for Future Platforms

by | Mar 7, 2010 | BAE, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Field Innovations, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Satellites & Sensors, Signals Radio & Wireless, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA

(click to view full) Up to $32 million to Lockheed Martin for submarine satellite communication prototype. (March 5/10) An impressive 18 companies won indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contracts to develop integration and management technology for...
UK Expects to Get ‘Tugs of the Future’ by End of 2010

Rapid Fire: 2010-03-05

by | Mar 4, 2010 | ABM, Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Domestic Security, Europe - Other, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Radars, Small Business, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other

* White House releases its Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, which includes plans to deploy intrusion detection and prevention systems throughout the US federal government. * Up to $187.4 million to L-3 for US Navy systems engineering and technical...
UK Expects to Get ‘Tugs of the Future’ by End of 2010

Rapid Fire 2010-03-04: Defense Contract Audit Agency Reform

by | Mar 3, 2010 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Launch Facilities, Launch Vehicles, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Pre-RFP, Soldier's Gear, Specialty Aircraft, UAVs, USA

* Australian government continues to update their Defence Capability Plan 2009-2013 online, as promised. * POGO says US Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) is resisting meaningful reform, advocates independent agency status. * Is a deal to modernize India’s...