* The GAO criticizes the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (DAWDF) for the lack of clarity on when these funds are available and how they should be used. * As the Syrian civil war escalates, a Syrian pilot defects to Jordan, leaving area observers in...
FAB F-5EM(click to view full) Elbit’s May 2008 investor filing with the SEC had this to say about their program history with Brazil’s F-5 fighters: “In 2001, Elbit Systems began work under contracts for the Brazilian F-5 Aircraft Modernization...
Latest updates: XT adds audio; US Army from REF to mainstream; USMC contract; International sales HQ set up. Didn’t we meetat the TSA?(click to view full) For now, small “throwbots” sit at the smallest end of the robotic explosion in the modern US...
FAE: past & present(click to view full) Ecuador’s FAE currently operates a variety of fighter aircraft. 14 Israeli Kfirs, (12 + 2 two-seat trainers) upgraded to the C10/CE standard, 12 upgraded French Mirage F1 fighters originally delivered in 1978-80, and...
M1A1 Abrams(click to view full) In June 2012, the US DSCA announced Morocco’s formal request for upgrades and refurbishment of 200 M1A1 Abrams tanks, which are being provided as Excess Defense Articles from US stocks. Used tanks have become very popular around...