by Editorial Staff | Mar 12, 2014 | Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Intelligence & PsyOps, Israel, Issues - International, Logistics, USA
* US Air Force General Paul J. Selva testified yesterday in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee for his nomination as commander of USTRANSCOM. He’s currently heading Air Mobility Command, TRANSCOM’s biggest component by far. He seemed confident...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 11, 2014 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Japan, Russia, Think Tanks, USA
* Reuters reports that titanium originating from China was found in some US aircraft and may also have been used in SM-3 missiles, in violation of the Berry Amendment. The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) raised years ago the issue [PDF] that documentation...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 10, 2014 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Germany, India, Russia, USA
* Airbus wants to grow in the US through helicopter and space programs. They seem to rule out short-term large acquisitions. Reuters | National Defense. Ukraine * The quote of the day comes from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk: “Germany’s dependence on...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 7, 2014 | Asia - Other, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Official Reports, Russia, Singapore, USA
* Ng Eng Hen, Singapore’s Minister for Defence, presented a full-spectrum vision of what his country’s defenses might look like in 2030. In a nutshell: highly technological, and highly integrated. North Korea Still Bad to the Bone Marrow * The Pentagon...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 6, 2014 | Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Missiles - Ballistic, Russia, Science - Basic Research, USA
* Crimea is to set up its “own” law enforcement and security services, according to Russia’s state-funded RIA Novosti, which also claims [in Russian], without noting any apparent contradiction, that the Crimean Supreme Council submitted a request to...
