Rapid Fire: 2010-08-27

Rapid Fire: 2010-08-27

* Try Again: US Army cancels competition for development of the next-generation Ground Combat Vehicle IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) after review by Pentagon acquisition officials; revised rules for a more affordable program expected in 60 days. * 10% Off Everything:...
Rapid Fire: 2010-08-27

Decoding the UK’s Defence Dilemma

Guest article by Ian P. Wilson, Grant Thornton UK LLP Given unprecedented fiscal pressures inherited by the new UK Government, there is an increasing recognition that the UK will have to reassess how it seeks to assert itself militarily. Given the poor condition of...
Rapid Fire: 2010-08-27

Rapid Fire: 2010-08-26

* Flash Dance: A flash drive that uploaded malicious code into the US Central Command network in 2008 provided an unidentified foreign intelligence service with undetected access to classified US information, admits a US Pentagon official in a Foreign Affairs article....