Rapid Fire 2010-12-30: DARPA UUVs

Rapid Fire 2010-12-30: DARPA UUVs

* DID contributor DJ Elliott (ISF Order of Battle) offers his Iraqi Aviation Update December 2010. * But if you’d rather sell equipment to Iraq’s police and Interior Ministry forces, this may be the event for you. Not quite sure how the likely presence of...
Rapid Fire 2010-12-30: DARPA UUVs

Rapid Fire: 2010-12-29

* China’s DF-21D “carrier killer” anti-ship ballistic missile is operational, judges Admiral Willard, commander of the US Pacific Command. * In 3-part series, Deutsche Welle examines how Germany overcame taboo against deploying military forces...
Rapid Fire 2010-12-30: DARPA UUVs

Rapid Fire: 2010-12-28: State of Defense Stocks

* US government’s rush to cut defense spending ignores the lessons of history, warns author Mark Helprin. * 2010 was mixed year for defense and aerospace industry stocks. * Research and Markets: The French defense budget is expected to grow at an anemic 1.5%...
Rapid Fire 2010-12-30: DARPA UUVs

Rapid Fire 2010-12-27: Japanese Defense Spending

* Research and Markets: Japan’s defense spending is expected to increase at 3.22% per year, reaching $62.3 billion in 2015. * Portland, OR-based Vigor Industrial to pay $130 million [PDF] for Seattle, WA-based Todd Shipyards, a military and civilian shipbuilder....