by Fred Donovan | Jan 4, 2011 | Asia - Central, Avionics, BAE, Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Industry & Trends, Intelligence & PsyOps, Japan, Legal, Mines & Countermine-IED, Northrop-Grumman, R&D - Contracted, Robots, Sensors & Guidance, Tanks & Mechanized, Trucks & Transport, UAVs, USA
* After a bit of a panic, US immigration has extended a deadline for American companies to certify, under penalty of perjury, that they’re not improperly sharing “sensitive” information with foreign workers. The new deadline is Feb 20/11. *...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 3, 2011 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Elbit Systems, Forces - Marines, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Policy - Procurement, Sensors & Guidance, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA, Warfare - Trends, WMD Proliferation
* $2 billion in Afghan infrastructure projects under the US military’s Commander’s Emergency Response Program [PDF] are in disrepair, according to a report by the Washington Post. See also McClatchey’s ongoing coverage. * Meanwhile, the US Marines...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 2, 2011 | Alliances, Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Heavy Bombers, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Middle East - Other, Official Reports, Sensors - Aquatic, Submarines, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, USA
* The Harmony Project – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point releases “Self-Inflicted Wounds: Debates and Divisions within al-Qa’ida and its Periphery.” If you want a snapshot of the war from the other side, this is an excellent starting...