Rapid Fire: 2010-07-30 by Fred Donovan | Jul 29, 2010 | Asia - Other, BAE, Budgets, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Events, Explosives, Force Structure, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Issues - International, Missiles - Surface-Air, Official Reports, Raytheon, Russia, Thales, Think Tanks, Transport & Utility, USA* Incredible Shrinking Budgets: Facing tightening defense budgets at home, European defense firms are looking to expand into service and support work and overseas markets. * Profits Take Off: Britain’s BAE Systems and France’s Thales both posted...