by Editorial Staff | Jun 26, 2014 | Australia & S. Pacific, Daily Rapid Fire, Iraq, Medical, Middle East - Other, Saudi Arabia, Scandals & Investigations, Trucks & Transport, USA
* American officials say Iran is flying surveillance UAVs over Iraq as well as sending supplies and equipment to the Maliki government. * FT: Iran-Saudi proxy war heats up as Isis entrenches in Iraq. Recent developments indicated a thaw might be starting between the...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 25, 2014 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Iraq, Japan, Leadership & People, Russia, South Korea, Training & Exercises, Turkey
* Turkey seems determined to go ahead with their local TF-X fighter, which is being designed in conjunction with Saab, rather than become part of a Korean-led KF-X. To that effect they have just solicited bids from GE and PW for the research project’s engine. *...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 24, 2014 | Asia - Other, China, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Iraq, Japan, Middle East - Other, Submarines, USA
* DARPA is organizing an industry day on July 10 in Arlington, VA to discuss Blue Wolf, a program meant to create prototypes of undersea vehicles that go beyond the speed-range boundaries of existing fixed-size platforms. There is $13.9M in the agency’s FY15...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 23, 2014 | Asia - Other, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Elbit Systems, Europe - Other, Iraq, Legal, Logistics, Official Reports, USA
* The Government Accountability Office (GAO) thinks the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) should reassess its inventory reduction goals and schedule, lest they risk disposing of items only to have to buy them again. * Stan Soloway, president and CEO of the Professional...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 20, 2014 | China, Daily Rapid Fire, Israel, Legal, Mines & Countermine-IED, Pre-RFP, Robots, Think Tanks, USA
* The US Marines’ Program Executive Office Land Systems (PEO-LS) will hold an industry day on July 15/16 in Fredericksburg, VA to discuss its Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 requirement for an 8×8 wheeled amphibious combat vehicle. An RFP may come by...
