Rapid Fire 2010-11-01: Rare Earth US Funding

Rapid Fire 2010-11-01: Rare Earth US Funding

* Breaking China’s monopoly: US DoD considers funding private US providers of rare earth metals used in high-tech weapons to break China’s near monopoly. * London calling: UK, France expected to sign defense cooperation accord in London this week. * US...
Rapid Fire 2010-11-01: Rare Earth US Funding

Rapid Fire: 2010-10-29

* Raytheon, L-3 post higher than expected profits, despite cutback in defense programs. * UK foreign security delivers to Parliament the first quarterly report on Afghanistan, noting that the Afghan National Security Forces are expected to number 260,000 by the end of...
Rapid Fire 2010-11-01: Rare Earth US Funding

Rapid Fire: 2010-10-28

* ASPI analyst Mark Thomson discusses the underlying economic realities that may cripple western military power, and what that means for Australia. * French Groupement des Industries de Construction et d’Activités Navales (GICAN) Chairman Jean-Marie Poimboeuf...
Rapid Fire 2010-11-01: Rare Earth US Funding

Rapid Fire 2010-10-27: Coast Guard Continuous Improvement

* USA reportedly prepping a $2 billion military aid package for Pakistan, even as Foreign Policy magazine openly wonders if there’s any way to fix the country, and India has concerns of its own. China’s Xinhua has its own slant. * iCD Research: The Israeli...