by Editorial Staff | Dec 28, 2011 | Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, GPS Infrastructure, Russia
* Last week the US GAO dismissed Hawker Beechcraft’s [HBDC] protest of the Air Force’s decision to exclude the company’s proposal as “technically unacceptable”, in the context of the Light Air Support (LAS) RFP (FA8637-10-R-6000). The...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 21, 2011 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Financial & Accounting, Issues - International, Legal, Logistics Innovations, USA
* The Australian National Audit Office released its 4th review [PDF] of selected defense acquisition projects. It finds that sticking to the schedule has been more difficult than remaining within budget or delivering promised capability. “[T]he total time for...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 19, 2011 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Fuel & Power, UAVs, USA
* Kim Jong-Il’s death makes North Korea a big question mark given the youth of his apparent heir Kim Jong Un, presumably born in 1984. * The US Senate approved last Friday the FY12 omnibus appropriations bill that had already been passed by the House. This wraps...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 14, 2011 | C4ISR, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Official Reports, Pre-RFP, T&C - Microsoft, Trucks & Transport, UAVs
* The Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs released a report [PDF] on the Chinese Navy’s capabilities and roles that concludes the PLAN is extending its reach and has initiated a serious C4ISR effort. * An MQ-9 Reaper operated by the USAF in the...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 1, 2011 | Alliances, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Russia, Soldier's Gear, USA
* Mike McCord, principal US under secretary of defense (Comptroller), and Vice Admiral Mark Skinner, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, both told reporters that the FY13 budget that DoD, the services and OMD are working on will not...
