by Editorial Staff | Jul 19, 2013 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., Canada, Daily Rapid Fire, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Legal, Medical, Middle East - Other, Satellites & Sensors, USA
* The US State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published the public comments [PDF] it received in response to a proposed regulatory change to the Munitions list (USML) Category XV and Defense Services, as part of ongoing ITAR reforms...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 18, 2013 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Logistics, Medical, Oceans - International, Official Reports, Russia, Support & Maintenance, USA
* The Afghan government, taking example from Pakistan, is trying to submit the US logistics flow out of their country to outrageous customs fees. * In its latest report [PDF], the Pentagon’s Defense Security Service (DSS) continues to see East Asia as the...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 17, 2013 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Nuclear Weapons, Official Reports, Scandals & Investigations, Turkey, USA
* The FY14 US defense appropriations bill (HR 2397) may be taken up by the House of Representatives in days to come under a somewhat unusual process that would limit amendments, reports the Hill. * US defense secretary Hagel announced a 20% cut of the staff at his...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 16, 2013 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, General Dynamics, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Japan, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Nuclear Weapons, Oceans - International, Policy - Doctrine, Procurement Innovations, Russia, South Korea, Tanks & Mechanized, Think Tanks, USA
* Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a massive surprise exercise last Friday in the Eastern Military District, which he is now overseeing himself. With 160,000 men, 5,000 tanks and armored vehicles, 130 aircraft, and 70 warships, nothing of this scale had been...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 15, 2013 | Canada, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, France, Germany, GPS Infrastructure, India, Japan, Mergers & Acquisitions, People, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* According to a German financial newspaper, vehicle manufacturers Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Nexter are well on their way to negotiate a merger. Handelsblatt [in German] | Les Echos [in French]. * 5 Chinese ships coming back from a joint exercise with Russia...
