by Editorial Staff | Mar 12, 2013 | Airbus, Asia - Central, Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Forces - Naval, Israel, People, Policy - Doctrine, Think Tanks, UAVs, USA
* Pentagon CFO Bob Dale said furloughs can begin on April 26, with 22 days without pay for DoD civilian employees from then until Sept. 30. * A US Navy EA-6B Prowler from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA, crashed yesterday during a training flight. The 3 crew...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 11, 2013 | Africa - Other, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Middle East - Other, Russia, South Korea, USA
* The White House issued an Executive Order last Friday to delegate export control authority of defense articles to the Secretary of State. Changes to the U.S. Munitions List (USML) are on the way, to be enacted after a period of congressional notification. * North...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 8, 2013 | Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Issues - Political, Navistar, People, Scandals & Investigations, Think Tanks, USA
* The President Budget for FY14 may be delayed further to early April, in order to let Senate Democrats and the White House get in sync, according to the NYT. In the meantime Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) is working on the...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 7, 2013 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Tanks & Mechanized, Testing & Evaluation, Textron, USA
M1117 @ Yaqubi.AF(click to view full) The M1117 armored car is already in use in Afghanistan, with the US Army (esp. Military Police) and with Bulgarian forces. Its combined .50 cal/ 40mm grenade turret offers more firepower than a Humvee, and its shape and...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 7, 2013 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Official Reports, Scandals & Investigations, UAVs, USA
* The US Air Force would like more flexibility in the payment of future fixed-priced development contracts and multiyear procurements, reports AviationWeek. In other words, the benefits of commitment without really committing. It seems likely that such flexibility...
