* IHS Jane’s reports that after Russia seized assets in Crimea, Ukraine is left with just 5 of its 17 warships, almost no naval aviation, and few naval personnel. * Ukraine’s acting Defense Minister Igor Tenyukh was replaced by Col. Gen. Mykhailo Koval, so...
* The Government Accountability Office’s latest report on the F-35 notes that while aircraft manufacturing has improved last year, software delays and capability limitations continue to threaten the program’s overall schedule. DC/VA News * US Senator...
* A recent survey of 340 defense acquisition executives showed there’s a widespread sense of pessimism about how government acquisitions are run. Ukraine/Russia * Over the weekend Russian forces overrun Ukraine’s military presence in Crimea: FT | Kyiv...
* Bombardier’s top executives told investors that a plan to build Q400 turboprop aircraft in Russia was being delayed. A letter of intent signed in August last year envisioned the sale of as many as 100 planes for more than $3B. * Reuters: Vladimir Putin looks...
* President Obama is “standing up for principle” and by the Ukrainian people, though “obviously” there is no military option on the table. * Ukraine is reportedly planning to withdraw its military personnel and their families from Crimea....
