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Brazil Seeks Sub Fleet Combat System Upgrades

Rapid Fire 2011-12-09: India to Invest in Western Defense Manufacturers?

by | Dec 9, 2011 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Events, Finmeccanica, India, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Software & Integration, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Rumours, Submarines, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA

* A recent Finmeccanica DRS release about a $691 million sub-contract for submarine parts was wrong; the figure is apparently $400 million. More details to come later. * India’s defense minister, meanwhile, talks about 9 more C-130Js – but the DSCA request...
Brazil Seeks Sub Fleet Combat System Upgrades

Australia Orders Over $100M in LITENING Targeting Pods

by | Dec 8, 2011 | Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Israel, L3 Communications, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance

HUG a Hornet today!(click to view full) In 2008, the Northrop Grumman/ Rafael LITENING surveillance and targeting pod was chosen as the preferred surveillance and weapons targeting system for Australia’s upgraded F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter aircraft, in a contract...
Brazil Seeks Sub Fleet Combat System Upgrades

Rapid Fire 2011-12-08: US, German Foreign Military Sales

by | Dec 8, 2011 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, India, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Logistics Innovations, Middle East - Other, Mines & Countermine-IED, USA

* The US DSCA managed [PDF] $28.3 billion in Foreign Military Sales cases in FY 2011, and another $6.5 billion were made through Direct Commercial Sales, etc. Top 10 buyers were Afghanistan ($5.4 billion), Taiwan ($4.9 billion), India ($4.5 billion), Australia ($3.9...