* New think tank papers on Asian security in China's lengthening shadow: China and Iran [RAND], Defending the Philippines [CNAS, PDF]. * The Washington Times looks at the size of the Pentagon's civilian workforce which seems to move only in one direction. * The latest...
* Hawker Beechcraft filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its debt. * CACI's Q3 FY 2012 results: $928M revenue (+1.6%), $2.04B funded backlog (+4.7%). * The GAO's latest reports on DoD logistics look at Item Unique Identification (IUID) implementation and...
* Chinese Rear Adm. Zhang Zhaozhong said that Zumwalt ships are vulnerable to being zerged. Well, he didn't make an actual reference to videogame swarming aliens, but that's the gist of his position. * US Navy ship-counting is under scrutiny. * A declassified version...
MSST concept(click to view full) In order to defend against a threat, you have to be able to simulate it for realistic training and evaluation. Navy ships are increasingly threatened by supersonic anti-ship missiles, which can leave defenders as little as 45 seconds...
Orbiter(click to view full) Flight International reports that Finland has picked Aeronautics Defence Systems' Orbiter 2 UAV as its future tactical UAV, beating BlueBird's SkyLite B for a likely EUR 23 million, 55-system contract. The contract signing is expected soon,...
(click to view full) Guest Article by Lou Crenshaw, Vice Admiral U.S. Navy (ret.) The 2011 defense budget was characterized as a budget about uncertainty. Budget officials struggled to make ends meet in what seemed to be an endless stream of continuing resolutions...
* The Philippines, whose appeal for international arbitration of territorial disputes with China has been rejected by Chinese authorities, wants to develop a "minimum credible defense posture", gets closer to the US. * Rory Medcalf from the Lowy Institute for...
* Here are the PPT slides from the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Industry Day held by the US Army last week. The Defense Acquisition Board is expected to follow up on the future of this tentative MDAP by the end of the current fiscal year. There's potentially...
* The Washington Times looks into where base closures may happen, if a 6th BRAC is indeed going to be allowed by Congress. But so far the House is not interested. Cynics may allow themselves to think that the Administration's inclusion of a BRAC round during an...