<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>DoD Buzz &#187; International</title> <atom:link href="http://www.dodbuzz.com/category/international/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com</link> <description>Online Defense and Acquisition Journal</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:43:15 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>CSBA: Pentagon must plan for more cuts</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/08/csba-pentagon-must-plan-for-more-cuts/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/08/csba-pentagon-must-plan-for-more-cuts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:18:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25735</guid> <description><![CDATA[Get ready -- here comes the sequestration monster again]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/08/csba-pentagon-must-plan-for-more-cuts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SecDef’s olive branch for Europe</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/06/secdefs-olive-branch-for-europe/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/06/secdefs-olive-branch-for-europe/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:59:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25710</guid> <description><![CDATA[Panetta and Secretary of State Clinton reinforced the U.S. commitment to Europe amid the planned pullouts. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/06/secdefs-olive-branch-for-europe/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The murky way forward in Afghanistan</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/02/a-murkier-way-forward-in-afghanistan/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/02/02/a-murkier-way-forward-in-afghanistan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:09:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25694</guid> <description><![CDATA[Monocles dropped into martinis when SecDef appeared to move up the U.S. timetable. 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plant</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/04/boeing-shuttering-wichita-plant/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/04/boeing-shuttering-wichita-plant/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:39:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25451</guid> <description><![CDATA[In what may be a harbinger of the immediate future for the aerospace industry, Boeing just announced that it's closing its Witchita, Kansas facility, home to its B-52 and KC-767 military programs, citing high operating costs and a lack of new business for its maintenance and modifications division.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/04/boeing-shuttering-wichita-plant/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>117</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Updated: U.S., Saudis ink deal for Boeing 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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:13:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25409</guid> <description><![CDATA[Israel reportedly has waved off on buying littoral combat ships and instead wants something cheaper. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/28/report-high-cost-prompts-israel-to-reject-lcs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>115</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lockheed hopes to press F-35 momentum</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/20/lockheed-hopes-for-f-35-momentum/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/20/lockheed-hopes-for-f-35-momentum/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:57:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25380</guid> <description><![CDATA[Despite problems and criticism in the U.S., the company thinks it can add still more new customers to Club F-35.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/20/lockheed-hopes-for-f-35-momentum/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>36</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Japan is the latest F-35 customer</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/19/japan-is-the-latest-f-35-customer/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/19/japan-is-the-latest-f-35-customer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:05:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25365</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter scored a major victory when it was officially chosen to become Japan's latest fighter.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/19/japan-is-the-latest-f-35-customer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>95</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Washington’s next move</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/19/washingtons-next-move/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/19/washingtons-next-move/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:03:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25360</guid> <description><![CDATA[If no one outside North Korea knows what it will do next, at least the U.S. can decide what its new strategy might be, analysts said.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/19/washingtons-next-move/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Transition for the North</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/19/transition-for-the-north/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/19/transition-for-the-north/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:03:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25349</guid> <description><![CDATA[After the death of the Dear Leader, the world holds its breath as it waits to see what's next. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/19/transition-for-the-north/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Boeing: F-35 hasn’t yet won in Japan</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/16/boeing-f-35-hasnt-yet-won-in-japan/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/16/boeing-f-35-hasnt-yet-won-in-japan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:23:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rumors]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25332</guid> <description><![CDATA[Big B says, hey, hold on, this thing ain't over yet: Its Super Hornet could still be Japan's new fighter.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/16/boeing-f-35-hasnt-yet-won-in-japan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>29</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>U.S. SF troops ‘deployed forward’ in central Africa</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/15/u-s-sf-troops-deployed-forward-in-central-africa/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/15/u-s-sf-troops-deployed-forward-in-central-africa/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:56:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25326</guid> <description><![CDATA[American troops are in place and will begin to spread out alongside local host-nation militaries.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/15/u-s-sf-troops-deployed-forward-in-central-africa/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Blakey: 2011 was a good year, but…</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/14/blakey-2011-was-a-good-year-but/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/14/blakey-2011-was-a-good-year-but/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:11:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25300</guid> <description><![CDATA[The head of the Aerospace Industries Association worries about tough times in the near future.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/14/blakey-2011-was-a-good-year-but/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>China still wants ‘explanation’ of U.S.-Aussie plans</title><link>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/09/china-still-wants-explanation-of-u-s-aussie-plans/</link> <comments>http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/12/09/china-still-wants-explanation-of-u-s-aussie-plans/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:56:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Philip Ewing</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[International]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=25268</guid> <description><![CDATA[Beijing's apparent concern about the American-Aussie Marine rotation plans hasn't worn off. 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