Super Dvora Mk.III(click to view full) Israel isn't the first country that comes to mind when one thinks of naval exporters, but it has enjoyed success in one limited field: patrol craft. Its Dvora family, whose largest Mk.III boats are 90 feet long and just 70t, has...
Shutdown Watch * Debate to sort out the US federal budget has moved from the House to the Senate. This seems to be bringing back sequestration on the agenda, which may be another point of contention rather than a catalyst for agreement. Glasnot * Russia is going to...
US Sh-tdown Watch * No deal, some talk between House Republicans and the Administration. Since defunding Obamacare was an obvious nonstarter, and even delaying part of its implementation didn't pan out, Republicans are changing their angle. Talks, to the extent...
Offset Exposure * The Financial Times and IHS Jane's estimate that a dozen of the top prime defense contractors have a combined $75B worth of offset obligations, though there's very little transparency around these deals. Lockheed Martin and Boeing lead the list,...
US Budget, Or Lack Of * House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Buck McKeon [R-CA] wants his party to recognize they're not going to win the current fight over Obamacare, and go back to addressing sequestration cuts to defense. But if most House Republicans...
In October 2010, the Canadian government issued a Solicitation of Interest and Qualification to 5 short-listed firms, for the opportunity to be part of the Conservative Party government's 30-year National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. Up to 28 major ships would...
AMX/A-1 light fighter(click to view full) In the late 1980s, Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) and Aermacchi launched The AMX project, a joint Italian/Brazilian program to create a lead-in fighter trainer and light attack aircraft. The result was a...
Coping with Shutdown, In Their Own Way * Government shutdown update: no real news. Talks are shifting to the debt ceiling, but this could still drag on for several weeks as the US Treasury has cash on hand to muddle through until the end of the month or thereabouts. *...
Furlough Recall * There's still no agreement in Washington to resolve the government shutdown as it starts its 2nd week, but the Pentagon is recalling most of the 350,000 civilian employees it had furloughed. Specific numbers should come later today. Here are the Navy...