* Following an assignment handed to him by his boss last month, US deputy secretary of defense Ashton Carter said India is a top priority for defense exports. India is interested in cooperation rather than mere trade. Carter added: “Practically, we want to be...
* The Australian and US navies signed a deal to work on biofuels together. This follows talks back in February between the US Navy’s Director for Operational Energy and the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. The US Navy’s efforts...
* Lt. Gen. Charles Davis, recently promoted as the US Air Force’s acquisition deputy chief (the chief position has been vacant for a few months), said the focus was shifting to fielding “capabilities to fight in a contested environment again” –...
* The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) outdid its previous report on the effect of sequestration on jobs with a new one [PDF] that predicts even uglier outcomes for the whole US economy. The scary numbers are conveniently laid out by state for maximum political...
Reports will be this thin The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest report [PDF] on long-term defense budgets (known as FYDP for short). Whether CBO wonks use their own projections or extend the FYDP beyond its 5-year span, they find that the Pentagon...
