by Editorial Staff | Aug 26, 2013 | Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, India, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Russia, UAVs, USA
* The Obama administration appears to both think the Syrian government did use chemical weapons against civilians, and prepare a strike in response. This would possibly but not necessarily be done with UN backing, while the British Royal Navy is moving ships in...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 23, 2013 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Japan, Pre-RFP, UAVs, USA
* General Dynamics won the Ground Mobility Vehicles 1.1 competition for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM), with a contract worth up to $562M over 7 years. * According to a draft planning document seen by Bloomberg, the Pentagon may fire more than 6,000 civilian...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 22, 2013 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, FOCUS Articles, Intelligence & PsyOps, L3 Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, USA
“Lend me your ears”(click to view full) The US military has come to rely more and more on contractors to provide linguist services to function effectively in non-English speaking regions. The need for these services is particularly acute in the Middle East...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 22, 2013 | BAE
M88 & M1: Need a tow?(click to view full) BAE’s armored vehicle plant in York, PA could really use a lifeline right now. In August 2013, it got a small piece of planned good news. The Pentagon announced a maximum $149.9 million firm-fixed price order for 49...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 22, 2013 | Alliances, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Japan, Medical, Middle East - Other, Russia, Soldier's Gear, South Korea, USA
* Syrian rebels accuse the government of having killed hundreds of civilians using chemical weapons near Damascus. Claims of chemical weapon use last year were muddled by attribution uncertainty. Russia continues to staunchly support Bashar al-Assad’s regime,...
