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Last updated: Friday Apr 18, 2014 - 14:45 UTC ()
Taiwan’s Frigate Corruption Investigation: Can they Collect?
Final Supreme Court ruling may help them collect, but they still have to do it. More »
Kongsberg’s New NSM/JSM Anti-Ship & Strike Missile
Naval Strike Missile / Joint Strike Missile: Poland accelerating its 2nd coastal missile battery. More »
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Rapid Fire | Friday, April 18, 2014, 14:45 UTC ()
West, Russia Jaw-Jaw Another Toothless Agreement over Ukraine
- BBC: Ukraine crisis: Deal to ‘de-escalate’ agreed in Geneva.
- USA Today: Obama skeptical over Ukraine deal.
- FT: Russia’s Vladimir Putin still has friends in the west. A fact Russia’s ITAR-TASS news agency is quick to highlight.
- CBS/AP: Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine thumb noses at interim deal.
- Kyiv Post: Security Service of Ukraine ramping up security operations in Kharkiv Oblast, plans to cordon off separatists in Donetsk.
- RIA Novosti: Russian Defense Ministry Placed $140M Order at Crimean Shipyard. Earlier this week the ministry had announced a $470M contract for 16 MiG-29 SMTs.
2013 Selected Acquisition Reports
- The Pentagon released their summary of last year’s SAR report, though they’re again behind the GAO.
Asian Navies
- The Philippines seems to have had a change of heart and will reportedly pursue the acquisition of a 3rd Hamilton Class cutter from the US, to be added to the 2 frigates they already procured that way.
- Thailand and BAE Systems are discussing the local construction under license of a 2nd offshore patrol vessel for the Thai Navy. Exporting ships in the class to neighbor countries is also under discussion.
Dassault Touts Its Wares
- Today’s video from Dassault shows a formation flight they set up with a Rafale, a Neuron UAV, and a Falcon 7X business jet, followed by a behind-the-scenes explanation from Air & Cosmos:
More In-depth Contract News & Updates
SALIS’ Sibling: NATO’s C-17 Pool Inaugurates In-House Heavy Lift
| SAC passes 12,000 flight hours; New infrastructure at Papa AB. More »
Poland to Extend, Improve Its FFG-7 Frigates
| Pulaski to be refitted by 2015, but no plans for upgrading the 2nd frigate. More »
The MQ-4C Triton: Poseidon’s Unmanned Herald
| Sense-and-Avoid tech for civil airspace is still a problem; GAO report; Program Dashboard & Timeline updated. More »
Tomahawk’s Chops: xGM-109 Block IV Cruise Missiles
| Raytheon's lobbying strategy re: the end of Tomahawk orders is relying on a more indirect approach. More »
