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Archives by date > 2010 > June > 27th

Rapid Fire 2010-06-28: Bad UAV Billing

Jun 27, 2010 20:54 UTC

  • Anosognosia: What does a bank robber who smears lemon juice on his face to defeat video cameras, have to do with Donald Rumsfeld and the management of complex engineering projects?

  • Pentagon waking up to reality that having interest payments nearly the size of the defense budget just for America’s acknowledged debts might be a security problem; USAF debating cuts to existing fleets.

  • Doesn’t Add Up: AeroVironment, maker of the Raven, Wasp, and Dragon Eye UAVs, discloses that the US Department of Justice is investing its billing practices for government contracts going back to FY 2006.

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Australia Revisiting Defence Industrial Policy

Jun 27, 2010 18:26 UTC

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In the wake of its 2006-2007 defense budget proposal “To Defend Australia” [PDF], the Australian government announced that it would begin a comprehensive review of the country’s defense industrial policy. This is not uncommon in an industry that’s a domestic oligopoly by nature, but has some global export potential. In late 2005, Britain also undertook a review of its defense industrial policy, leading to wide-ranging recommendations and a new blueprint.

Australia’s road has been slower. Initial steps were taken under a Liberal Party government in 2006, and have continued under the current Labor Party government. In June 2010, an initial blueprint was released:

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