Defense Industrial Base

As part of my PhD research which was funded via a scholarship from funds made available by the Ministry of Defence I looked into the issues, theories and dynamics of strategic decision making app...

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Editorial: Comment on the Guardian newspaper article, "Carriers without Harriers: budget cuts leave MoD with jump jet-shaped hole " October 19th, 2010 The construction costs of a 3billion GBP ai...

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Editorial: Commentary on the unveiling of SDSR Resource outcomes October 19th, 2010 Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled the outcome of the Spending Review for the Ministry of Defence in the Un...

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2010/10/what_a_carrier_on.html Editorial: Comment on Robert Preston blog 'What a Carrier-on!' October 19th, 2010 Economically the project, a...

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Editorial: Termination of the UK Defence Training Review (DTR) - Justice belatedly served October 19th, 2010 Today it was announced in the House of Commons that the DTR programme was cancelled (...

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Termination of the Defence Training Review October 19, 2010 The termination of the Defence Training Rationalisation (DTR) project and the Metrix Consortium's appointment as preferred bidder has ...

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UK SDSR Defence Review outcomes - a matter of arithmetic ? Monday 18th October, 2010 There is much being trailed as to the release today by Prime Minister David Cameron as to the outcome of the ...

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UK Releases NSS review document: A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The National Security Strategy October 18th, 2010 Ahead of the release by the Prime Minister of the outcome of the SD...

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At the occasion of Euronaval 2010 the Netherlands Industries for Defence and Security (NIDV) in its Holland Pavilion proudly presents the 'Naval novelties of The Netherlands industries' under the...

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With regard to the 'Defence M&A ' item in the Lex column (FT October 12, 2010) one wonders if, for the government customer, that the pharmaceutical industry holds elements of a model applicable ...

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To mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the RAF Benevolent Fund is running an online campaign called the 1940 Chronicle. It’s a storytelling campaign which blogs the experiences ...

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Boeing to Showcase Broad Range of Unmanned Capabilities at AUVSI Convention August 20, 2010 DENVER, - The Boeing Company will spotlight its wide array of unmanned systems at the Association for...

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First Lady Michelle Obama Christens the Newest Northrop Grumman-built National Security Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) July 23, 2010 PASCAGOULA, Miss. - First Lady Michelle Obama christened the Nort...

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House Armed Services Committee: Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton Managing the Department of Defense in a Time of Tight Budgets Ike Skelton, Chairman July 22, 2010 Washington, D.C. – H...

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General Dynamics to Webcast Second-Quarter 2010 Financial Results Conference Call July 22, 2010 FALLS CHURCH, Va., -General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) will webcast its second-quarter 2010 financial res...

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Raytheon Achieves First Milestone for Patriot United Arab Emirates Program July 22, 2010 FARNBOROUGH, England, - Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) achieved an important first milestone in support of ...

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Raytheon and Elcome Marine Complete Phalanx Maintenance for Indian Navy July 22, 2010 FARNBOROUGH, England, - Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Elcome Marine Services of Mumbai, India, completed ...

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House Armed Services Committee: schedule for the week of July 26 – July 30, 2010 Ike Skelton, Chairman July 23, 2010 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 – 10:00am – 2118 Rayburn – Open The Full Comm...

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South Africa Purchases Raytheon Paveway™ Laser-Guided Bombs July 22, 2010 First sale of significant U.S. defense equipment to South Africa in 25 years FARNBOROUGH, England, - The South Africa...

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The United Kingdom's SDSR Defence Review - identifying real options for change The Strategic Defence and Security Review (or SDSR) underway within the UK Ministry of Defence has as its aim a ful...

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Uses trackball interface for pilots to access data on screen - integrated - testbed Sikorsky S-76 helicopter. New chink has 2 six by eight LCD displays which are video capable plus tablet data i...

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Farnborough 2010: please leave your WMD at the check-in The bi-annual aerospace and Defence industry event held on the outskirts of London starts in the morning melée of commuter traffic in and...

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DOD CONTRACTS for July 19, 2010 July 19, 2010 NAVY Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an $819,647,920 cost-plus-incentive-fee modificatio...

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DOD Awards $227 Million in Research Funding July 19, 2010 The Department of Defense (DoD) announced plans today to make 32 awards to academic institutions to perform multidisciplinary basic rese...

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Today in the Department of Defense, Monday, July 19, 2010 July 18, 2010 Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates is traveling. Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn has no public or media eve...

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