by Editorial Staff | Dec 17, 2013 | Budgets, Issues - Political, Legal, Policy - Procurement, USA
By releasing its budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 in mid-April, the Obama administration was two months over the legal deadline and later than at any time in the modern record. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reiterated the gambit that failed and...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 17, 2013 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, China, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Naval, India, Issues - International, Japan
Karwar, India: The Site Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee opened the first phase of India’s giant western naval base INS Kadamba in Karwar, Karnataka state, on May 31/05, saying it would protect the country’s Arabian Sea maritime routes. Kadamba has become...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 17, 2013 | Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), India, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Russia, USA
Ammo Concerns * National Defense on the munitions industrial base in the United States: “A new Defense Department initiative seeks to ensure that new munitions development efforts include concurrent pursuit of designs for exportability. This is welcome and will...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 16, 2013 | Asia - Central, Conferences & Events, Issues - International, Logistics, USA
Yours for a low, low price In July 2012, after protracted bargaining over American aid money, Pakistan reopened its roads – the so-called PAKGLOC in military lingo – to NATO traffic in and out of Afghanistan after their closure at the end of 2011. That is...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 16, 2013 | Asia - Central, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Germany, Issues - International, Japan, Leadership & People, Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pre-RFP, Robots, Think Tanks, USA
Japan’s Mid-Term Defense Program * The Asahi Shimbun reports that the new 5-year FY14-19 MTDP – pending cabinet approval – includes 17 V-22s and 3 Global Hawks. For reference: FY11-15 MTDP [PDF]. ITAR Guidance * The US Department of State released...
