by Editorial Staff | May 8, 2012 | Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Israel, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Official Reports, Polar Regions, Russia, Think Tanks, USA
* The US House Budget Committee approved a bill to roll back sequestration through reconciliation and instead offers cuts focused on welfare programs. Getting the Heritage Foundation’s seal of approval was a foregone conclusion, but what is missing is a roadmap...
by Joe Katzman | May 7, 2012 | Canada, Issues - Political, Policy - Procurement, RFPs, Support & Maintenance, Trucks & Transport
MSVS MilCOTS 7400(click to view full) Just before Canada Day 2006, Canada’s minority Conservative Party government outlined a C$ 1.2 billion (USD $1 billion) RFP for new medium-sized logistics trucks and associated equipment. These Medium Support Vehicle System...
by Editorial Staff | May 7, 2012 | Asia - Other, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Israel, IT - Software & Integration, Think Tanks, UAVs, USA
* New think tank papers on Asian security in China’s lengthening shadow: China and Iran [RAND], Defending the Philippines [CNAS, PDF]. * The Washington Times looks at the size of the Pentagon’s civilian workforce which seems to move only in one direction....
by Editorial Staff | May 4, 2012 | Alliances, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Germany, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Missiles - Ballistic, Official Reports, Russia
* Hawker Beechcraft filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its debt. * CACI’s Q3 FY 2012 results: $928M revenue (+1.6%), $2.04B funded backlog (+4.7%). * The GAO’s latest reports on DoD logistics look at Item Unique Identification (IUID)...
by Editorial Staff | May 3, 2012 | Australia & S. Pacific, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, France, Legal, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, R&D - Contracted, USA
* Chinese Rear Adm. Zhang Zhaozhong said that Zumwalt ships are vulnerable to being zerged. Well, he didn’t make an actual reference to videogame swarming aliens, but that’s the gist of his position. * US Navy ship-counting is under scrutiny. * A...
