by Editorial Staff | Apr 17, 2013 | Africa - Other, Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, France, Germany, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Pre-RFP, USA
* Following an executive order from the White House last month, the US Department of State’s amendment of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to revise 4 US Munitions List (USML) categories has been published in the Federal Register [PDF] and will...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 16, 2013 | Airbus, China, Daily Rapid Fire, MBDA, Pre-RFP, Russia
* Per instruction number 5025.13 [PDF] enabled by DoD Directive 5105.53 (Reference (a)) and pursuant to Public Law 111-274 (Reference (b))(also known as the “Plain Writing Act of 2010,” and referred to in this instruction as the “Plain Writing...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 15, 2013 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Indonesia, Industry & Trends, Policy - Doctrine, Turkey, USA
* A down market leads not just to consolidation, but also to spinoffs and divestures. Bloomberg. * House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon [R-CA] has been told by the Pentagon that their reprogramming request, allowed by the FY13 appropriations bill, is...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 14, 2013 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Forces - Marines, India, Rumours, Surface Ships - Other
RFA Largs Bay(click to view full) The fate of a nearly-new British amphibious support ship, RFA Largs Bay, was all about timing. Britain commissioned 4 of the 176m long, 16,200t Bay Class LSD amphibious ships to renew a very run-down capability. The new...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 12, 2013 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, India, Israel, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Think Tanks
* Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) published its 5-year strategic plan [PDF]. Let it be known that the US DoD has not been the sole issuer of “read it if you really must” briefings this week. The DSTO ode to itself...
