by Editorial Staff | Oct 3, 2014 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Brazil, Daily Rapid Fire, Fuel & Power, Israel, Launch Vehicles, Legal, Official Reports, Trucks & Transport, USA
* The US State Department confirmed that the US embargo on weapons sales to Vietnam has been partly lifted, so far only as far as maritime security-related items are concerned. Defense News notes that this may include aviation assets. * That thawing between the US and...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 2, 2014 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Iraq, Legal, Think Tanks, USA
* France’s Ministry of Defense released its 2015 budget plans [in French]. They’re looking at a nominally flat (i.e. excluding inflation) 31.4 billion euros ($39.7B) budget, within which €5.7B go to major programs and €2.8B are assigned to the nuclear...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 1, 2014 | Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Iraq, IT - Cyber-Security, Simulation & Training, Turkey, USA
* US SecDef Chuck Hagel and Acquisition defense chief Frank Kendall met with Indian Prime Minister Modi. They have a list of potential cooperative projects, but Kendall downplayed [Reuters] expectations of any immediate major announcements. There’s indeed not...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 30, 2014 | Africa - Other, Asia - Central, Canada, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Israel, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, Thales, USA
* With a brand-new administration in place, Afghanistan signed its Bilateral Security Agreement with the US as well as the NATO Status of Forces Agreement. Industry “Consolidation” * Boeing is relocating most of its defense services work from Washington...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 29, 2014 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, India, Iraq, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Lockheed Martin, Procurement Innovations, USA
* On Friday the UK’s House of Commons voted 524-43 in favor of joining a military coalition against ISIS. This includes authorizing strikes in Iraq, but explicitly excludes strikes in Syria which would have to be subject to a separate vote. On Saturday 2 Tornado...
