by Editorial Staff | Jan 30, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
* The budget trial balloon floated a few days ago showing the Administration going back to pre-sequestration defense spending increases received an abruptly negative reaction from the Republican-controlled Congress, with members making statements against both the...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 29, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
* DJI, the manufacturer of the drone that crashed on White House grounds, is pushing a mandatory firmware “upgrade” that disables their devices within a 15.5 mile radius around Washington D.C. area. The move is a fast and shrewd move for a firm that likely...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 28, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
* The Obama Administration is reportedly about to start pushing a suggested defense appropriation 8 percent above last year’s, an increase that by itself would roughly equal Germany’s annual defense spending. Procurement accounts would see a 15 percent...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 27, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
* Russia’s S-300 surface-to-air missile upgrade back in 2010 was so good, they opted to rebadge it the S-400. It has also gone under the names SA-21, Triumf and S-300PMU-3. It has been the object of much diplomatic hand-wringing as western nations have pleaded,...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 26, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
* Unlike other western nations, Germany’s public has been interested and concerned about Saudi Arabia’s record on suppressing minorities and women, as well as lending help to organizations affiliated with violent extremism. With four out of five Germans...
