FI Market Intelligence Library

Inmarsat Awarded Two Contracts
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Inmarsat Navigation Ventures Ltd. of London, England, was awarded two firm-fixed-price contracts on August 13. The first contract, awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is worth $18...
　

Angolan Defense Budget Surges Upward
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Angola's 2010 national budget proposal contained AOA342.8 billion ($3.7 billion) for defense, reflecting a staggering increase of nearly 46 percent compared to the 2009 budget. Due to exchange rate depreciation,...
　

Last U.S. Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq
NEWTOWN, Conn. - The last U.S. combat brigade in Iraq left the country this week, two weeks ahead of the official end of the combat mission there. The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, drove their convoy across the...
　

Slovak Defense Ministry Halts MOKYS Production
NEWTOWN, Conn. - The Slovak Defense Ministry has suspended production of the Army's MOKYS (Mobiln?Komunikacn?a Informacn?Syst幦) mobile communications system due to technical problems with the system's Israeli radio...
　

Gates Disagrees with QDR Panel on Force Planning, Size of Navy Fleet
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week sent a letter to congressional defense committees responding to a report from the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) Independent Panel. The panel's report contained a...
　

Airbus Order Backlog Totals
TOULOUSE, France - As of July 31, 2010, the order backlog for Airbus totaled 3,435. Unfilled orders broken down by aircraft type were as follows: 10 for the A318, 253 for the A319, 1,838 for the A320, 217 for the A321, 382 for...
　

DRS Thrives Under Finmeccanica
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Even though the logo has changed following its acquisition by Finmeccanica, not much has for DRS Technologies - and that is a good thing. DRS' successful strategy continues to focus on its niche specialties,...
　

Mysterious MiG-21 Crash in China
BEIJING - A growing mystery surrounds the crash of a MiG-21 type aircraft in China. The loss of the aircraft was first reported on August 17 but then appeared to be the usual case of a MiG-21 falling out of the sky. The only...
　

India States Cost of Su-30 Upgrade
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Press Information Bureau India has cited the country's Defense Ministry as saying the current cost of India's impending Su-30MKI Flanker-H upgrade is an estimated $2.34 billion. The ministry suggested that a...
　

Review of the MEADS Program in October
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The United States, Germany, and Italy will perform a review of their joint Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) in October. This review will help determine the fate of the program. Procurement and...
　

July Order/Delivery Results for Airbus
TOULOUSE, France - Airbus recorded orders for 155 aircraft during the month of July. GECAS ordered 60 A320s. Air Lease Corp ordered 31 A320s and 20 A321s. TAM - Linhas Aereas ordered six A319s, seven A320s, seven A321s, and...