News Brief By Kirsten Ashbaugh 06/27/2011 - Russia has signed a long-expected agreement with France to buy two Mistral-class warships in a US$1.7 billion (€1.2 billion) contract. Anatoly Isaikin, director of the state-controlled arms exporter Rosoboronexport, and Patrick Boissier, president and CEO of the shipbuilder DCNS that will construct the…
06/28/2011 by Ed Timperlake “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” John Lennon A tremendous and unnoticed US Air Force victory is being won right off the shores of America. And this victory highlights the impact of a Hi-Lo mix of technology. “Brazilian planes silence Dominican…
By Richard McCormack Manufacturing News, May 31, 2011 06/06/2011 - China has embarked on a goal of becoming the world’s leader in science, technology, invention, innovation and commercialization through a wide range of “techno-nationalistic” policies, spending programs and incentives. [caption id="attachment_19945" align="alignleft" width="178" caption="(Credit: CENTRA Technology, Inc.)"][/caption] It is receiving…
By Dr. Richard Weitz 06/27/2011 - In early June 2011, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a comprehensive report on European countries’ defense industrial policies. Thus far, European governments have devoted sufficient resources to keep their deployed forces in a state of high readiness. Often this has…
By Franck Znaty 06/27/2011 - "There are currently no doubts about the stability of the regime in Egypt.” It was in these words that the newly-installed Military Intelligence Director of the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF), Major General Aviv Kochavi, presented his assessment of the political situation in Egypt to the…
06/26/2011 By Douglas Farah Senior Fellow, Financial Investigations and Transparency International Assessment and Strategy Center Adjunct Fellow, Americas Program, CSIS http://www.ndu.edu/press/emerging-alliances.html Introduction Terrorist-Criminal Pipelines and Criminalized States: Emerging Alliances for the 21st Century 06/21/2011 - On July 1, 2010 the U.S attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed…
Lieutenant General David A. Deptula (Ret.) is a battle-tested defense innovator. Currently, Deptula is the Dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. A highly decorated military leader, he transitioned from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in 2010 after more than 34 years of distinguished service He is a world-recognized…
Mr. Wynne was a political appointee in the Bush Administration from 2001 to 2008, being confirmed as the 21st Secretary of the Air Force Earlier he held the post of Undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics in the office of the Secretary of Defense. Wynne has an accomplished record and…
