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Defence Viewpoints

 

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as well as the free email alert DEFENCEnet Daily

an example of which is shown below

DefenceNet Daily Global Edition 11th March 2009

Your daily brief on defence issues from the UK Defence Forum

On this day…

1941 - World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the
Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be
shipped to the Allies on loan.
1945 - World War II: The huge Krupps munitions factory in Germany was
destroyed when 1,000 Allied bombers took part in the biggest ever
daylight raid.
2004 - Madrid Train Bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour
trains in Madrid (Spain) killed 191 people.
2006 - Slobodan Milosevic' Former President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia
died.

Best of the blogs

Defence Viewpoints
Mexican lawlessness spreads
http://ukdf.blogspot.com/
Defence of the Realm
Missing the point
http://defenceoftherealm.blogspot.com/

SOURCE: Reuters 11/03/09
U.S. aerospace and defence company Boeing hopes its next generation F-18 Super Hornet fighter will win a place in the Greek airforce, which plans to order new combat jets this year.
http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSLA39595120090310

SOURCE: Reuters 11/03/09
Defence contractor Elbit Systems reported a rise in quarterly earnings on Wednesday, boosted by higher sales and a capital gain from the sale of a subsidiary. Israel's largest publicly traded defence firm recorded a net profit of $105.3 million, or $2.48 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter, compared with net income of $31.9 million, or 75 cents a share, a year earlier.
http://www.reuters.com/article/AIRDEF/idUSLB12449120090311
Full Report from Elbit Systems

SOURCE: Forbes 11/03/09
Defense contractor Raytheon Co. said Tuesday it won a $128 million engineering services contract from the U.S. Army to continue work on Patriot missile systems.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/03/10/ap6149546.html

SOURCE: RIA Novosti 11/03/09
Russia has refused to sell its Su-33 carrier-based fighters to China over fears that Beijing could produce cheaper export versions of the aircraft. In 1995, China secured a $2.5-billion production license from Russia to build 200 Su-27SKs, dubbed J-11A, at the Shenyang Aircraft Corp.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20090310/120493194.html

SOURCE: Infobasepub 10/03/2009 www.dacis.com

Daher Group Accepts 20% Shareholding by Government-Sponsored Strategic Investment Fund (FSI)
Herley Industries Reported For Sale
DHS Contracts With SightLogix to Provide Surveillance Kits in Support of CEDAP
Canadian Government Awards Military Procurement Contracts to Support Land Command Support System (LCSS)
USAF OO-ALC Taps International Enterprises for Information Technology Services

 

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Your daily brief on defence issues from the UK Defence Forum

Defence Red Box Monday 20th April 2009

1. News headlines

SOURCE: Financial Times 18/04/2009
Pressure on the UK's defence budget is holding up an agreement between European nations to sign off on a contract to build the next instalment of Eurofighter Typhoon jets.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f17e2d4-2bb1-11de-b806-00144feabdc0.html

SOURCE: Financial Times 18/04/09
John Hutton, the defence secretary, is in urgent talks with the Treasury to secure more than £1bn to enable the UK to pay for several Eurofighter Typhoon jets it has ordered as part of its commitment to the fournation programme.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc8de7e0-2bb0-11de-b806-00144feabdc0.html

SOURCE: Reuters 17/04/09
The U.S. Defense Department will take a "hard look" at whether it needs a projected $13.2 billion General Dynamics program designed to hurl combat-ready Marines from ship to shore, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE53G5F420090417

SOURCE: Reuters 17/04/09
The Pentagon hopes to pursue a multiyear purchase agreement with Lockheed Martin for its new F-35 Joint Strike Fighters around 2015, chief arms buyer John Young said on Friday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/americasRegulatoryNews/idUSN1734625320090417

SOURCE: Defence Management 17/04/09
As the A400M programme continues to struggle with delays and cost overruns while making pleas for more money from prospective buyers, Boeing is quietly waiting in the wings, hoping to secure any business that departs EADS.
http://www.defencemanagement.com/news_story.asp?id=9222

SOURCE: Flight International 20/04/09
The Indian Air Force has denied reports that the Dassault Rafale has been eliminated from the country’s medium multi-role combat aircraft competition.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/04/20/325334/indian-air-force-says-rafale-still-in-fighter-competition.html


2. Best of the blogs

Defence Viewpoints
UK Defence Commercial Directorate slated
Obama's missile defense conundrum
Expert opinions on piracy
http://ukdf.blogspot.com/

Defense Industrial Base
Gates Cites Need to Learn From Past Drawdowns
http://defenseindustrialbase.blogspot.com/

FAS Strategic Security Blog
Obama Urges the Senate to Take Up Key Convention on Illicit Arms Trafficking
http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/


3. Other news

SOURCE: Royal Navy Press Release 19/04/09
The withdrawal of British combat troops from Iraq has already begun and by 31 July 2009 the vast bulk of British Armed Forces will have all left the country. Except that is, a small group of Royal Naval personnel. The naval personnel will be staying in southern Iraq to train the fledgling Iraqi Navy.
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-events/rn-live/all-news/royal-navy-continues-training-iraqi-navy/*/changeNav/6568

SOURCE: Defence Analytical Service 20/04/09
The latest UK Regular Forces Strengths and Changes report, produced by Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA), Ministry of Defence, was released on the 20th April 2009
http://www.dasa.mod.uk/applications/newWeb/www/index.php?page=48&thiscontent=30&date=2009-04-20&pubType=1&PublishTime=09:30:00&from=home&tabOption=1

SOURCE: Defence Analytical Service 20/04/09
The latest UK Armed Forces Strengths and Requirements report, produced by Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA), Ministry of Defence, was released on the 20th April 2009
http://www.dasa.mod.uk/applications/newWeb/www/index.php?page=48&thiscontent=50&date=2009-04-20&pubType=1&PublishTime=09:30:00&from=home&tabOption=1

SOURCE: Infobasepub 19/04/2009 www.dacis.com
SPAWAR SSC Pacific Contracts with Brandywine Communications for Ruggedized Time Frequency Distribution Systems (TFDS)
USAF AFRL WRS Contracts with ATK Launch Systems for Advanced Aerolshell Development for Hypersonic Vehicles
USAF AFRL RRS Contracts with Raytheon for MAJIIC Coalition R&D
Army TACOM LCMC Contracts with Raytheon for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment
Army TACOM LCMC Contracts with Navistar Defense for Trucks and Truck Tractors
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Defence Red Box is produced for the UK Defence Forum by Great North News Services with contributions from Bergmans Research ( www.north-house.com ) and the International Aerospace and Defence Network ( www.iadn.info). For more detailed policy briefs see the UK Defence Forum website ( www.ukdf.org.uk ) and Defence Viewpoints ( http://ukdf.blogspot.com/ ). The information herein is provided without warranty for the sole use of the recipient. It should not be passed to any third party.

 

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