by Editorial Staff | Dec 1, 2014 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Daily Rapid Fire, Iraq, Middle East - Other, Oceans - International, UAVs
* Oil prices have continued their steep decline last week and so far today, paired with a surge in the US dollar’s value against everything from the Euro and Yen to the currencies of many emerging economies. Russia’s ruble is suffering the same fate [WSJ]...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 25, 2014 | Asia - Other, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Leadership & People, Legal, UAVs, United Technologies, USA
* According to the WSJ the FAA plans to introduce rules that will drastically limit practical use of commercial UAVs in the US. For one, drone operators would have to be certified pilots of manned aircraft. * Chuck Hagel may not have been the most decisive or...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 24, 2014 | Airbus, Asia - Central, Boeing, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Germany, India, Japan, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Ballistic, Submarines
* US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is resigning: NYT | USA Today | WaPo. * The latest annual report [PDF] to the US Congress by its US-China Economic and Security Review Commission notes that submarine-launched ballistic missiles give China its “first...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 21, 2014 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Iraq, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, USA
* At a hearing held by the US House intelligence committee yesterday, NSA/USCYBERCOM director Adm. Michael Rogers said China and a couple other countries (whose name is classified) have the capabilities to possibly shut down critical/industrial systems in the United...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 20, 2014 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Japan, Satellites & Sensors, USA
* The WSJ notes that it’s been a big diplomatic week for China, with deals with Australia, South Korea and the US. * But at the same time Russia and China agreed to conduct joint naval exercises not just in the Pacific, but also in the Mediterranean next year,...
