by Editorial Staff | Aug 30, 2013 | Africa - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Finmeccanica, France, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Legal, MBDA, Middle East - Other, Radars, Russia, Saudi Arabia, USA
* British Prime Minister David Cameron came to the House of Commons armed with an intelligence dossier from the Joint Intelligence Committee, as well as a legal opinion from the Attorney General. He narrowly grounded his case for military action against Assad’s...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 29, 2013 | Australia & S. Pacific, Blimps & LTA Craft, Britain/U.K., Chemical Weapons, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, France, Industry & Trends, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Northrop-Grumman, Russia, USA
* While President Obama had not reached a decision yesterday about the way to proceed with Syria, 116 members of the US House of Representatives, most of them Republicans, signed a letter [PDF] urging him to consult Congress before launching strikes. Like many, House...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 28, 2013 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, France, Germany, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Russia, Think Tanks, USA
* As the US is getting ready for a limited strike on Syrian military installations, the non sequitur of the day comes from Iran’s Fars news agency: “[Parliament Speaker] Larijani said there is no need for Syria to respect the international regulations if...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 27, 2013 | Daily Rapid Fire, India, Legal, Middle East - Other, UAVs, USA
* Pressure mounts for strikes on Syria over apparent use of poison gas. The US Administration is signaling that it will conduct a “punitive strike.” This would express moral outrage and convey a sense that President Obama’s threats mean something....
by Editorial Staff | Aug 26, 2013 | Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, India, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Russia, UAVs, USA
* The Obama administration appears to both think the Syrian government did use chemical weapons against civilians, and prepare a strike in response. This would possibly but not necessarily be done with UN backing, while the British Royal Navy is moving ships in...
