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Rapid Fire: 2010-04-01

Rapid Fire: 2010-04-01

* US GAO releases 2010 Assessments of Selected Weapons Programs - about 70. The summary is finally up, and there is a lot of reading after that. Note that the GAO sets the bar higher for system development readiness - TRL(Technology Readiness Level) 7, not the...

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Big Pharma: US Orders $3B+ for the Troops

Big Pharma: US Orders $3B+ for the Troops

$442 million in follow-on US military pharma contracts. (March 31/10) Troops require medication of all kinds as a way of managing chronic conditions, handling the wear and ills that are a constant risk on military deployments, etc. Unsurprisingly, militaries tend to...

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Rapid Fire 2010-03-31: Futenma Air Station

Rapid Fire 2010-03-31: Futenma Air Station

* US commission grills US military, KBR over waste, drawdown of 100,000 contractors in Iraq. C-SPAN coverage | Panel members' statements | Commission release | Washington Post | Business Week | CBS News * Updates RE: the sinking of the Pohang Class corvette Cheonan. *...

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Rapid Fire 2010-03-30: RAF Contracts Update

Rapid Fire 2010-03-30: RAF Contracts Update

* UK MoD details latest defense RAF contracts and agreements, including maintenance for Hawk T Mk2 jet trainers, a cut in its A400M transport order, and a contract signing for its future CH-47F Chinook helicopters. * UK parliamentary committee warns that MoD's...

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