by Editorial Staff | Jun 12, 2014 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Americas - Other, Brazil, Canada, China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Germany, Iraq, IT - Cyber-Security, Middle East - Other, UAVs, USA
* Germany’s Ministry of Economy and Energy published its 2013 report [PDF in German] on armament sales, which at €5.8B ($7.9B) were slightly above their 2008 record. The foreword by minister Sigmar Gabriel gave more prominence to his recent statements that...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 11, 2014 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Japan, New Systems Tech, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Think Tanks, USA
* The UK’s National Audit Office released sharp criticism of the government’s decision to downsize the Army: “The MOD decision to reduce the size of the regular Army and increase the number of trained Army reserves was taken without appropriate...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 10, 2014 | China, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Guns - Personal Weapons, Iraq, Pre-RFP, Soldier's Gear, USA
* Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked parliament to declare a state of emergency after insurgents from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) had taken control of Mosul, a large city in northern Iraq. US Biz Dev * The US Army’s Program Manager...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 9, 2014 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Indonesia, Industry & Trends, Turkey, USA
* Airbus CEO Tom Enders in an interview with AFP: “I think that in the future our industry will have to work much more closely with these new high-tech companies [the Microsofts, Amazons, Facebooks, SpaceXs, Yahoos] if only because these guys are increasingly...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Germany, Logistics, People, Russia, USA
* The Pentagon released its annual report to congress on China’s military developments [PDF]. Some highlights: “Dealing with a potential contingency in the Taiwan Strait remains the PLA’s primary mission despite an overall reduction of cross-Strait...
