by Editorial Staff | May 28, 2013 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, IT - Cyber-Security, Middle East - Other, Saudi Arabia, Soldier's Gear, South Korea, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* According to the Washington Post, a confidential section of a recent Defense Science Board report says Chinese hackers gained access to “more than two dozen” US weapon systems, from missile defense to fighter jets. * Australia’s ABC News claims a...
by Editorial Staff | May 24, 2013 | China, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Middle East - Other, Pre-RFP, Procurement Innovations, Soldier's Gear, UAVs, USA
* The Pentagon finally released its Selected Acquisition Report [PDF] for 2012, though a lot of its content had already been revealed by the GAO almost 2 months ago. * The US and Oman are negotiating a deal for an air defense system. They just won’t tell us what...
by Editorial Staff | May 23, 2013 | Africa - Other, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Canada, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, India, Logistics, Russia, USA
* Russia’s finance and defense ministries are considering postponing part of the country’s ambitious military revitalization plans. They must have a big spreadsheet that models what the oil and gas boom in the United States could do to energy prices and...
by Editorial Staff | May 22, 2013 | Asia - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, Legal, People, Pre-RFP, Procurement Innovations, USA
* US Congressman Chris Van Hollen [D-MD, Budget Committee Ranking Member] introduced his 3rd bill proposal to replace sequestration and make Republicans look bad in the process. “The bill caps discretionary defense spending at the levels the President requested...
by Editorial Staff | May 21, 2013 | Americas - Other, Brazil, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, Polar Regions, Scandals & Investigations, USA
* Why was Xi Jinping quick to chair China’s Central Military Commission (CMC)? Foreign Policy: “Xi, then, has ultimately chosen to defend the Communist Party against internal political threats rather than prepare it to face external military threats. There...
