Excalibur 155mm(click to view full) April 4/11: Raytheon in Tucson, AZ receives a $172.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for "a block" of M982 Excalibur GPS-guided 155mm artillery shells. They are especially important given restrictive rules of engagement in...
(click for explanation) DRS Systems, Inc. in Parsippany, NJ has received a series of contracts for satellite-based internet-broadband service and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network in support of deployed military personnel. Later announcements make a clearer...
* Growth in worldwide military spending slowed to 1.3% in 2010, down from 5.9% in 2009, but overall spending still hit a record $1.63 trillion, according to an annual report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. * The Israeli Knesset's Finance...
* Israel's Iron Dome rocket/artillery defense system in action. * Israel's Elbit Systems sues government of Georgia in UK court for $100 million in connection with military contracts signed in 2007. * RAF Tornado takes out a Libyan tank. * Still cutting: UK Foreign...
COBRA DANE(click to view full) March 29/11: Raytheon Technical Services Co. in Dulles, VA receives an $11.9 million firm-fixed-price radar operations and maintenance contract modification. The firm will ensure the availability of the COBRA DANE radar facility, to a...
* Manufacturing Institute releases their "Roadmap for Education Reform for Manufacturing" - download full report here [PDF]. * Sen. Shaheen [D-NH] unveils Inspiration School Grant Program initiative to close the US robotics gap with Asian nations. * US Army 2nd...
In June 2009, Elbit Systems in Haifa, Israel, agreed to pay $18 million for a 19% stake in fellow Israeli defense firm Mikal Ltd., the country's 2nd largest privately owned defense conglomerate. The Mikal group operates through 3 main divisions: Soltam Systems, which...
* NATO has put up a "NATO and Libya" page with links to global coverage of that ongoing operation. Which could be ongoing for a long time. * DoD says a federal government shutdown would be "extremely disruptive," but it is making "prudent" plans just in case. * Wonder...
* US House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveils [PDF] Republican answer to Obama administration's FY 2012 budget; Republican version reflects $178 billion in defense savings over the next 5 years identified by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. * Meanwhile,...