* Lt Gen Christopher C. Bogdan is now heading the JSF program, following his promotion last August and VADM Venlet’s retirement. Bogdan was Venlet’s deputy since July. Reuters portrays him as a “maverick.” Meanwhile Army Gen. Lloyd Austin will...
* After recoiling for months from planning for sequestration for fear of triggering a self-fulfilling prophecy, the Pentagon has now started doing so, or at least admitting that they do. AP. * The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) published its 2012...
* Charles Edelstenne plans to retire from Dassault Aviation next month as he is reaching the statutory age limit. His successor as CEO should be known within days, though it is not clear whether that person will come from within or outside of the company....
* Investor Carl Icahn and Oshkosh exchanged another round of press release hostilities in recent days. According to the AP as of today Icahn has effectively given up on his effort to buy out the truck maker. * Several CEOs from defense contractors discussed...
Desk Iron Dome. Make it happen.Ash is going to be SO jealous! If you throw pens at Leon Panetta’s desk, the small Iron Dome replica he received as a gift from Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak won’t shoot to intercept. Panetta hid his disappointment...
