Rapid Fire 2010-11-23: European Missile Defense

Rapid Fire 2010-11-23: European Missile Defense

* The full text of NATO’s 2010 Lisbon declaration, which lays out its new strategic concept, as well as approving the European missile defense shield (s. 36-38). * Can’t we all just get along?: US defense budget battle could be most contentious in decades,...
Rapid Fire 2010-11-23: European Missile Defense

DTIC IACs: On-call Technical Expertise for the US Military

$18M to Alion for Special Ops mobile repair systems under WSTIAC contract. (Nov 22/10) The US Department of Defense’s Information Analysis Centers (IACs) are research and analysis organizations operated by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)....
Rapid Fire 2010-11-23: European Missile Defense

Rapid Fire 2010-11-22: Multi Dimensional Mobility Robot

* Russia says Da: NATO leaders agree on NATO missile defense shield at Lisbon summit; Russia pledges to cooperate if it is a “full-fledged strategic partner.” * Hotly disputed: As early as fiscal 2014, Japan plans to deploy 100 ground self-defense forces...
Rapid Fire 2010-11-23: European Missile Defense

Rapid Fire: 2010-11-19: SDSR Leaks

* This week’s – maybe this year’s – must-read: “Leadership and Accountability” at the US Naval Institute’s blog discusses a recent failed court-martial, the court’s implied rebuke regarding the state of the LPD-17 ship...
Rapid Fire 2010-11-23: European Missile Defense

Rapid Fire 2010-11-18: India’s Private Sector

* Hijacked: China is denying a claim made in a report [PDF] by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission that it hijacked US Internet traffic, including Pentagon traffic, for 18 minutes in April. * India’s Defence Minister AK Antony says change is...