by Editorial Staff | May 21, 2013 | Americas - Other, Brazil, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, Polar Regions, Scandals & Investigations, USA
* Why was Xi Jinping quick to chair China’s Central Military Commission (CMC)? Foreign Policy: “Xi, then, has ultimately chosen to defend the Communist Party against internal political threats rather than prepare it to face external military threats. There...
by Editorial Staff | May 20, 2013 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Brazil, Budgets, Canada, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, Logistics, South Korea, Trucks & Transport, USA
* Poland’s strong economy allows it to plan for solid defense modernization in the decade ahead. Russia’s posture and the EU’s weakness may also have something to do with it. They want significant industrial and technological offsets whenever foreign...
by Joe Katzman | May 17, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, ECM, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Transport & Utility, USA
[youtube:v=4ahXTx-NlXc]The problemclick for video On May 15/13, the US DSCA announced a pair of official export requests to provide and install Northrop Grumman’s AN/AAQ-24(V) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM), for use on Oman and Qatar’s...
by Editorial Staff | May 17, 2013 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Legal, Pre-RFP, Procurement Innovations, Soldier's Gear, South Korea, Submarines, USA
* Rear Adm. Richard Breckenridge, the US Navy’s Director of Undersea Warfare, says they have enough SSBNs at the moment to fulfill deterrence goals, and will need at least 10 operational SSBNs to continue to do so in the future. And to do that until the...
by Editorial Staff | May 16, 2013 | Africa - Other, Asia - Central, China, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Legal, Nuclear Weapons, Policy - Doctrine, Pre-RFP, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, South Korea, USA
* Rosoboronexport will deliver more Mi-17 helicopters to Afghanistan before the end of the year despite concerns raised in the US Congress, reports RIA Novosti. * The Electric Ships office within the US Navy’s PEO Ships update its technology development roadmap...
