* Germany’s Ministry of Economy and Energy published its 2013 report [PDF in German] on armament sales, which at €5.8B ($7.9B) were slightly above their 2008 record. The foreword by minister Sigmar Gabriel gave more prominence to his recent statements that...
* The UK’s National Audit Office released sharp criticism of the government’s decision to downsize the Army: “The MOD decision to reduce the size of the regular Army and increase the number of trained Army reserves was taken without appropriate...
* Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked parliament to declare a state of emergency after insurgents from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) had taken control of Mosul, a large city in northern Iraq. US Biz Dev * The US Army’s Program Manager...
* Airbus CEO Tom Enders in an interview with AFP: “I think that in the future our industry will have to work much more closely with these new high-tech companies [the Microsofts, Amazons, Facebooks, SpaceXs, Yahoos] if only because these guys are increasingly...
* The Pentagon released its annual report to congress on China’s military developments [PDF]. Some highlights: “Dealing with a potential contingency in the Taiwan Strait remains the PLA’s primary mission despite an overall reduction of cross-Strait...
