Rapid Fire 2010-10-11: India to Launch Mil Sats

• Follow the Money: US Senate report [PDF] charges that private security contractors in Afghanistan have funneled money to Afghan warlords and Taliban activities; Pentagon says [PDF] it is revamping its contracting practices.

• Southern California aerospace suppliers large and small see spending cuts and closures ahead. Nearly 5,500 California firms with a total current workforce of more than 130,000.

• Israel signs the formal Letter of Agreement with Lockheed Martin for 20 F-35A fighters.