Rapid Fire June 20, 2013: British Afghan Withdrawal Well Underway

Rapid Fire June 20, 2013: British Afghan Withdrawal Well Underway

* Following an audit by the Pentagon’s Inspector General, the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is seeking a refund from Boeing for excessive charges on spare parts. * A judge from a US District Court in Ohio ruled against [PDF] United Technologies in a...
Rapid Fire June 20, 2013: British Afghan Withdrawal Well Underway

Rapid Fire June 19, 2013: US, Taliban, Afghan Govt at Odds over Peace Talks

* President Obama announced the US will try to talk the Taliban – via an office the insurgents set in Qatar – into accepting “an Afghan constitution that renounces ties with al Qaeda, ends violence and is committed to the protection of women and...
Rapid Fire June 20, 2013: British Afghan Withdrawal Well Underway

Rapid Fire June 18, 2013: US Leaves UAV Export Opportunities for China to Pursue

* The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission lists [PDF] reported Chinese UAV projects, and predicts that the USA’s own policies will give China the export opening they need. China may not be ready immediately, but note that the Saudis are already...