by [email protected] | Jul 7, 2011 | Alliances, Asia - Other, BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Israel, Leadership & People, Russia, Shells & Mortar Rounds, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Democrat members of the House of Representatives challenge President Barack Obama’s plans for troop withdrawals from Afghanistan by proposing a series of amendments to the 2012 fiscal year defense appropriations bill. The amendments seek to reduce funding for...
by [email protected] | Jul 6, 2011 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, France, Industry & Trends, Leadership & People, MBDA, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Projections & Assessments, Russia, UAVs
* Speaking at his monthly press briefing, NATO General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed the idea of joint NATO-Russian centers for cooperation on missile defense. The comments follow his recent meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Sochi. *...
by [email protected] | Jul 5, 2011 | Airbus, Alliances, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, Israel, Leadership & People, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Policy - Doctrine, Projections & Assessments, Russia, USA
* The US Congressional Budget Office warns that the DoD’s budget plans are too optimistic. The Long Term Implications of the 2012 Future Years Defense Program [PDF] expects DoD annual costs to be $25 billion higher by 2016. * Russia hopes to sell $11 billion...
by [email protected] | Jul 2, 2011 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Indonesia, Leadership & People, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Polar Regions, Projections & Assessments, Russia, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s first message to DoD staff emphasizes the importance of discipline in the management of taxpayer resources. This will underpin the DoD’s commitment to preserving the ‘excellence and superiority’ of the...
by [email protected] | Jul 1, 2011 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Corporation, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Leadership & People, Oshkosh, Outer Space, People, RFPs, Russia, Submarines, Thales, Think Tanks, University-related, USA
* Oshkosh becomes the latest target of activist investors, after Carl Icahn declares that he owns 9.5% of the armored truck maker. * Brown University releases a report on the costs of the United States’ wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. The Costs of Wars...
