Rapid Fire July 10, 2013: Administration, Congress at Odds On Syria, Afghanistan

Jul 10, 2013 09:00 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff

US intelligence congressional committees are putting the brakes on the Administration’s plans to arm Syrian rebels, according to the Hill.

Buck McKeon [R-CA, HASC chairman] is opposed to a complete American withdrawal from Afghanistan. President Karzai thinks this option, conveniently floated via the Administration-friendly New York Times, is just a pressure tactic.

Afghanistan’s national security forces recently opened a center to train procurement staff, with support from the US Defense Acquisition University and other similar international institutes.

The Department of State published another amendment [PDF] to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) as part of ongoing implementation of export control reform. Will this open trade floodgates?

A large bond vote in Pima County, AZ, may benefit Raytheon’s presence in Tucson as the city’s largest private employer, reports Bloomberg.

DefenseNews has the latest from US Navy Rear Adm. Bill Moran on their long-term F/A-XX plans, which he doesn’t want you to call a 6th-gen fighter.

What these stories from the two sides of the pond may possibly have in common? Furloughs to curtail F-35 flight testing | UK RAF Tornado squadron grounded over staff shortages (in October last year).

Russia says with typical bombast that they will soon have awesome ballistic missile detection capabilities.

The US Air Force is testing iPad Minis aboard C-21As to replace binders of maps and manuals.

How to survive low-price-technically-acceptable (LPTA) contracting?

Today’s video below shows a CH-53E Super Stallion transporting fuel drums in Afghanistan, which are not made out of brass but metaphorically could:

Categories: Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, Helicopters & Rotary, Legal, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Pre-RFP, Raytheon, Russia, USA

Rapid Fire July 10, 2013: Administration, Congress at Odds On Syria, Afghanistan

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