by Editorial Staff | Sep 8, 2014 | Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Iraq, Russia, Science - Basic Research, USA
* A Western defense official, quoted by Reuters after last week’s NATO summit establishing a renewed spearhead force, has the quote to wrap up last week: “In some ways, we are solving a non-existent problem because we can’t solve the existing...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 5, 2014 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Iraq, Legal, Russia, Think Tanks, USA
BREAKING: Fly Dubai charter from Bagram with ~100 Americans on board forced to land in Iran [Washington Post], escorted by fighter jets, for “incorrect” flight plan. Reports say that Iran offered to have the plane return to Bagram, but there wasn’t...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 4, 2014 | Alliances, Americas - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Indonesia, Russia, Submarines, Tanks & Mechanized, Think Tanks, USA
* The heads of separatist movements in Eastern Ukraine said [Deutsche Welle] they’d be ready to order a ceasefire if an agreement is reached during talks in Belarus [The Guardian], following somewhat conflicting statements from Kiev and Moscow. It’s hard...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 3, 2014 | Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, France, Germany, Iraq, Policy - Doctrine, Robots, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, USA
* DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office (TTO) is asking for information [FBO RFI] on who might help develop robotic servicers to be deployed in and near geostationary Earth orbit for spacecraft inspection and relocation jobs. They’d like to know whether a...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 2, 2014 | Alliances, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Iraq, Russia, USA
* The Pentagon demands ‘fair prices’ [National Defense] from commercial vendors. Define “fair.” Director of Defense Pricing Shay D. Assad wants to pay market prices regardless of the cost of dealing with DoD’s burdensome contracting:...
