* The Washington Times looks into where base closures may happen, if a 6th BRAC is indeed going to be allowed by Congress. But so far the House is not interested. Cynics may allow themselves to think that the Administration’s inclusion of a BRAC round during an election year was a red herring that they were ready to give up from the get-go.
* Meanwhile Joint Base Lewis-McChord will see the reactivation of the 7th Infantry Division.
* The National Defense University’s INSS(Institute for National Strategic Studies) reviews [PDF] the state of French military capabilities and explains France’s closer defense relationship with Great Britain after being disappointed by cooperation efforts with Germany that never met their stated ambition.
* David Berteau of the International Security Program and Clark Murdock at the Center for Strategic and International Studies urge the Pentagon to start planning for deeper budget cuts.
* Amazon.com ramps up its B2B ambitions with AmazonSupply, a potentially disruptive marketplace where you can find everything from ball bearings to lab weights to pipe fittings.
* More Q1 financial results: Embraer [PDF], General Dynamics, Goodrich.
* The MDA will have an MRBM Pre-proposal Conference (PPC) on May 1 and 2. The Medium Range Ballistic Missile capability they are pursuing is a 2,000km target with a 600kg payload.
* DCNS may ink a 1 billion euro Life Extension Sawari 1 contract to modernize ships for Saudi Arabia by July, according to La Tribune [in French].