Rapid Fire June 18, 2013: US Leaves UAV Export Opportunities for China to Pursue

• The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission lists [PDF] reported Chinese UAV projects, and predicts that the USA’s own policies will give China the export opening they need. China may not be ready immediately, but note that the Saudis are already looking elsewhere, and the UAE isn’t likely to be content with unarmed Predator XPs for long.