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Europe’s Galileo International GNSS Project

Europe’s Galileo International GNSS Project

Galileo concept(click to view full) The USA’s Global Positioning System service remains free, but the European Union is spending billions to create an alternative under their own control. In addition to civilian GPS (the Open Service), services to be offered...
Europe’s Galileo International GNSS Project

Ferry Dust: Australia Preps for its New C-27J Transports

DHC-4’s final approach(click to view full) Australia’s 2009 defense white paper made a wide range of commitments, one of which involved replacing the outstanding service provided by Australia’s gull-winged DHC-4 Caribou short takeoff light tactical...
Europe’s Galileo International GNSS Project

Queen of Battles: Poland’s New Artillery Programs (2014 snapshot)

Kryl(click to view full) Poland’s military is modernizing on a number of fronts, and a Western shift in its self-propelled artillery is underway. The country has become a key bulwark within NATO, but its howitzers have used Russian calibers. Among its...