Rapid Fire 2012-02-01: No, This Doesn’t Make Your Backlog Look Fat

by Editorial Staff | Feb 1, 2012 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, India, L3 Communications, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman

* Latest from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS): Controlling Costs and Demanding Effective Program Execution [PDF, chart galore]; and a short memo [PDF] on evolving US-India relations. The author reckons India will want to get closer to...

Rapid Fire 2012-01-31: BRAC Big Refusal Action Committee

by Editorial Staff | Jan 31, 2012 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Legal, Official Reports, R&D - Contracted, Sensors - Aquatic

* Some F-35s were grounded last week for a few days until replacement ejection seats are received. Parachutes were improperly packed, said [PDF] the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO). * The F-35 is what the Air Force plans to use for close-air support in place of A-10...

Rapid Fire 2012-01-25: Kendall for USD ATL

by Editorial Staff | Jan 25, 2012 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Chemical Weapons, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, France, People, Soldier's Gear, Submarines

* Frank Kendall has been confirmed as US undersecretary for defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, pending Senate confirmation. He’s been holding the job in an acting capacity since Ashton Carter was promoted to be Deputy SecDef back in September. *...

Rapid Fire 2012-01-13: Avoiding Midair Collissions

by Editorial Staff | Jan 13, 2012 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Field Reports, Missiles - Ballistic, Official Reports, Science - Basic Research, UAVs, USA

* US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said yesterday that the US Army stationed in Europe will replaces 2 brigade combat teams with rotational units. * The Pentagon is going to discuss with other government agencies on how to deal with international dealings that...

Rapid Fire 2012-01-09 | Budget Cuts: Not Just How Much, But How

by Editorial Staff | Jan 9, 2012 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Israel, Lobbying, Materials Innovations

* The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and Professional Services Council (PSC), teamed up as the “Defense Industrial Base Task Force”, sent a joint letter [PDF] to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to...