* South Korea's defense ministry submitted their budget request for 2014-18 to parliament. They're asking for 214.5 trillion won (about $193 billion) with a beefy missile defense component. * Heading into another budget showdown in the US, the White House wants House...
* Since a spat between India's ministers of Commerce and Defense erupted publicly earlier this month, little clarity has emerged about what the ceiling for foreign participation in defense joint ventures would be. It looks like going beyond 26% and up to 49% might be...
GM200 radar(click to view full) In July 2013, reports announced that the United Arab Emirates had just bought 17 mobile Ground Master 200 medium range radars. The GM200 is a useful air defense radar, but all radars of this type are most useful as part of a larger...
* Northrop Grumman's Q2 2013 sales [PDF] were flat at $6.3B, though their total backlog shed $3.1B from a year ago, down to $37.7B (also down sequentially vs. $39.4B at the end of the previous quarter). Aerospace sales are proving more resilient than information...
DMSP: points of light(click to view full) Military commanders have always been subject to the whims of mother nature. Napoleon's attempt to take Moscow stalled in the bitter cold and snow of the Russian winter. The D-Day invasion was postponed because of a poor...
* US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey outlined military options in Syria, following Senator McCain's recent demands. AP | NYT. * Dempsey also sought to ease the tension between the Obama administration and Afghan President Karzai, by saying that...
ORP Bielik(click to view full) At the end of May 2013, the German and Polish defense ministers signed a Letter of Intent on naval cooperation. What does that mean for Polish submarine plans? Poland's current submarine fleet includes 1 Russian Kilo Class boat, ORP...
* Exporting advanced S-300 missiles to Syria could be a problem for Russia, as well as for outside powers who wish to overfly Syrian airspace. Russia & India Report explains the history, considerations, and dilemmas involved. * McClatchy: Absent strong U.S. policy on...
* The US State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published the public comments [PDF] it received in response to a proposed regulatory change to the Munitions list (USML) Category XV and Defense Services, as part of ongoing ITAR reforms meant to...