by Editorial Staff | Mar 26, 2014 | Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Leadership & People, Official Reports, Submarines, UAVs, USA
* IHS Jane’s reports that after Russia seized assets in Crimea, Ukraine is left with just 5 of its 17 warships, almost no naval aviation, and few naval personnel. * Ukraine’s acting Defense Minister Igor Tenyukh was replaced by Col. Gen. Mykhailo Koval, so...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 25, 2014 | Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Japan, Official Reports, South Korea, USA
* The Government Accountability Office’s latest report on the F-35 notes that while aircraft manufacturing has improved last year, software delays and capability limitations continue to threaten the program’s overall schedule. DC/VA News * US Senator...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 24, 2014 | Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Germany, Middle East - Other, Russia, Turkey, USA
* A recent survey of 340 defense acquisition executives showed there’s a widespread sense of pessimism about how government acquisitions are run. Ukraine/Russia * Over the weekend Russian forces overrun Ukraine’s military presence in Crimea: FT | Kyiv...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 21, 2014 | Britain/U.K., Canada, China, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Medical, Russia, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* Bombardier’s top executives told investors that a plan to build Q400 turboprop aircraft in Russia was being delayed. A letter of intent signed in August last year envisioned the sale of as many as 100 planes for more than $3B. * Reuters: Vladimir Putin looks...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 20, 2014 | Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Issues - International, Lockheed Martin, Russia, USA
* President Obama is “standing up for principle” and by the Ukrainian people, though “obviously” there is no military option on the table. * Ukraine is reportedly planning to withdraw its military personnel and their families from Crimea....
