by Editorial Staff | 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...
by Joe Katzman | 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...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 17, 2013 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Nuclear Weapons, Official Reports, Scandals & Investigations, Turkey, USA
* The FY14 US defense appropriations bill (HR 2397) may be taken up by the House of Representatives in days to come under a somewhat unusual process that would limit amendments, reports the Hill. * US defense secretary Hagel announced a 20% cut of the staff at his...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 16, 2013 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Robots, USA
TALON & IED(click to view full) Pakistan’s civil war has ebbed somewhat over the last couple of years, but it hasn’t gone away, and Pakistani Taliban guerrillas will eventually return from Syria. Land mines and improvised explosives remain a problem,...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 16, 2013 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Field Reports, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Marines, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, Training & Exercises, USA
ITAS on the Firing Range(click to view full) ITAS (improved target acquisition system) was originally designed to provide an advanced fire control system for the TOW anti-armor missile, significantly increasing target detection, acquisition, recognition and engagement...
