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Rapid Fire 2011-05-18: UCAV Attack Jets?
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* The US Army may have to spend at least $441 million to replenish prepositioned equipment to meet combatant command planning requirements, part of the $4.5 billion needed to fully reconstitute the Army’s prepositioned stocks, the GAO says. * Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fires weapons plant officials and defense ministry officials over delays in deliveries of new weapon systems, after musing about the good old days when they would have enjoyed “hard physical labor in the fresh air.” Getting Russia’s defense industry back on its feet won’t be easy – but the money is there. It will happen. Eventually. * White House unveils [PDF] an international cyberspace strategy that includes a call for tightening global defenses against cyber attack and using “all necessary means” to defend networks. Until the US can go on offense, it doesn’t matter much since there’s no cost to attacks. * The age of the Compound Helicopter draws closer. Eurocopter’s Dauphin-derived X3 demonstrator has exceeded 232 knots in level flight, almost matching Sikorsky’s X2. Russia is also looking to field its own compound helicopter demonstrators, with Kamov’s Ka-92 concept competing against Mil’s Mi-X1. * So, too, does the age of the UCAV unmanned attack jet. Northrop […]
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