by Editorial Staff | Jul 25, 2014 | Africa - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, France, Iraq, Israel, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, USA
* Negotiations between US House and Senate lawmakers failed yesterday to lead to an agreement on a bill meant to fix the Veteran Affairs’ egregious and urgent problems. * The State department also reminds Congress that issuing more visas for Afghan interpreters...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 24, 2014 | Africa - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, Northrop-Grumman, Raytheon, Russia, USA
* 2 Ukrainian Su-25 close support jets were downed by pro-Russian rebels yesterday. Given their flight profiles, MANPADS are a likely culprit. Artillery and rocket fire has also been reported in several places, including coming from Russia according to the (pro-Kiev)...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 23, 2014 | Budgets, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Iraq, IT - Cyber-Security, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies, USA
* The US Department of Defense now expects to spend $26B more in procurement and research/development by the end of the current fiscal year (Sept. 30) than outlined in recent budget documents. Up until April their contracting was significantly below last year though...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 22, 2014 | Asia - Central, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, India, Indonesia, Russia, USA
* According to a Danish newspaper Saab bowed out of Denmark’s fighter jet competition [in Danish] because they think the country’s participation in the F-35 program makes the deal a foregone conclusion. Politiken [in Danish] | Reuters. The F-35 was barely...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 21, 2014 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Russia, USA
* The missile that took down flight MH17 may have been stolen by pro-Russian insurgents at the end of last month, since they proclaimed to have taken control of BUK systems as then relayed by state-owned Russian media. * An unnamed American intelligence officer told...
