by Editorial Staff | Sep 16, 2013 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Naval, India, Israel, Medical, Missiles - Ballistic, Radars, Raytheon, UAVs
* US Navy Chief of Information Rear Adm. John Kirby writes about the FY14 budget outlook: “Sequestration could cost us a littoral combat ship, an afloat forward staging base/mobile landing platform, and up to 25 aircraft (Prowler, JSF, Osprey and others) needed...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 13, 2013 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Asia - Central, Chemical Weapons, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, France, Leadership & People, Logistics, Missiles - Ballistic, Oceans - International, Security & Secrecy, Submarines, USA
* During a hearing at the US House Armed Services Committee, Rear Admiral Richard Breckenridge outlined significant shortfalls in the future submarine fleet – which today counts 55 boats – but while the Navy says they need to maintain a fleet of at least...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 12, 2013 | Britain/U.K., China, Conferences & Events, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Russia, USA
* A fourth quarter surge in US federal spending? Not exactly: “Yes, September of the federal fiscal year is the get-well month for sales, or at least that’s what many in the federal market like to believe. But the reality this year is quite different:...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 11, 2013 | Britain/U.K., Canada, China, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Issues - International, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Russia, USA
This syrial box comes with a free policy! President Obama’s speech on Syria last night opened with continued threats of strikes yet remained open to a diplomatic solution. The President then mixed concerns of regional spillover with reassurances that Assad is...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 10, 2013 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Chemical Weapons, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Issues - International, Issues - Political, Launch Vehicles, Legal, Lobbying, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Russia, Science - Basic Research, South Korea, USA
* US Secretary of State John Kerry’s off-the-cuff remark – meant to be rhetorical – that Bashar al-Assad could still avoid strikes by “[turning] over every bit of his weapons to the international community within the next week” was taken...
