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Persuader Patrol Planes for Mexico’s Maritime

Persuader Patrol Planes for Mexico’s Maritime

by | May 17, 2012 | Airbus, Americas - Other, Budgets, C4ISR, Contracts - Intent, Domestic Security, Events, Issues - International, Specialty Aircraft, USA, Warfare - Lessons, Warfare - Trends

Mexican CN-235 MPA(click to view full) Mexico’s military needs have escalated, as the country faces what counter-terrorist analyst John Robb has called a growing “open source insurgency” composed primarily of narco-traffickers, with some leftist...
Persuader Patrol Planes for Mexico’s Maritime

Rapid Fire May 17, 2012: Afghan Exit Costs, Timing

by | May 17, 2012 | Africa - Other, Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Brazil, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Israel, Japan, Logistics, Missiles - Surface-Air, Policy - Doctrine, Specialty Aircraft, Think Tanks, Underwater Weapons, USA

Map by Gene ThorpThe Washington Post Pakistan will reopen its roads to NATO convoys, but at a price. They want to charge $5,000 per container, according to the Washington Post. Other recent international defense developments include: * France’s new defense...
Persuader Patrol Planes for Mexico’s Maritime

Chile Buying American for Air Defense

by | May 16, 2012 | Americas - Other, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Intent, Guns - under 20mm direct, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA

Avenger(click to view full) Chile presents interesting challenges for an air defense network. Its geography is long, thin, and extremely mountainous, which greatly complicates attempts at full coverage. Tensions over the last couple of decades have been centered on...
Persuader Patrol Planes for Mexico’s Maritime

Rapid Fire May 14, 2012: Open Bahrain?

by | May 14, 2012 | Asia - Central, Boeing, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Russia, Tanks & Mechanized, Think Tanks, UAVs, USA

* The USA is reportedly resuming some weapon sales to Bahrain, which were suspended in October 2011 after Bahrain and Saudi Arabia crushed civil unrest in that country. The weapons reportedly include air-to-air missile and ammunition, but not HMMWVs or anti-tank...