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Poland Expands Orders for Rosomak Wheeled IFVs

Rapid Fire July 18, 2013: Afghans Get Into Bridge Trolling Business

by | Jul 18, 2013 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Logistics, Medical, Oceans - International, Official Reports, Russia, Support & Maintenance, USA

* The Afghan government, taking example from Pakistan, is trying to submit the US logistics flow out of their country to outrageous customs fees. * In its latest report [PDF], the Pentagon’s Defense Security Service (DSS) continues to see East Asia as the...
Poland Expands Orders for Rosomak Wheeled IFVs

Iraq: Weapons – and Challenges – In the Pipeline

by | Jul 18, 2013 | Alliances, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Budgets, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, IT - General, Legal, Missiles - Surface-Air, Official Reports, Radars, Raytheon, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA, Warfare - Lessons

The last quarterly report [PDF] from SIGIR (the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction) included an interview with OSC-I (Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq) head Lieutenant General Robert Caslen. Among other things, it provides an interesting breakdown of...