EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part two of Joe Buff’s story on the rise of modern piracy and the international response to swashbuckling banditry. Read part one HERE. Is modern piracy a containable nuisance, a regrettable but acceptable cost of doing business for shipping companies? And should it also be allowed to continue as an unfortunate […]
From the monthly archives:
November 2009
The subject of international cyber arms control (ICAC) has risen in conversation around the beltway and beyond, and it’s an issue has polarized many in the technical and policy making communities. The argument among experts revolves around whether an international cyber arms control treaty might reduce the plethora of criminal and national security threats, while promoting greater […]
Got a news item from our tip line today that I’m confirming but I thought I would bring it to your attention. Seems that the French are potentially jumping on the SCAR bandwagon with a limited deployment of 10 SCARs to its contingent in Afghanistan and Sudan. Our tipster pointed us to a French blog […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our boy Joe Buff went a little crazy on his latest post, forwarding me a 1700 word essay about the evolving piracy threat, the shipping industry’s response and the geopolitics of marauding banditry. So what I did is post it to a Military.com news page and break it into two digestable parts. I’ll […]
This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. BEIJING — Chinese fighter builder Avic Defense aims to build a large business jet as part of its strategy of exploiting military technology for its civilian sidelines. Avic Defense also will build up an aircraft maintenance operation catering for airline customers, company president Wang Yawei […]
