ADF: An “Aren’t Deployable” Force?

by Joe Katzman | May 25, 2009 | Australia & S. Pacific, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Policy - Procurement, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat

On March 31/09, The Australian ran a investigative feature titled “Our defenceless force,” and the related “Military not ready for war as fighter jets, choppers and submarines unfit for frontline.” The articles were more measured than their...

Memorial Day 2009

by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2009 | DID site, Memoriam

Honor & Reflect(click to view full) Monday, May 25th is Memorial Day in the USA. DID honors those who have given all of their tomorrows in American military service; we will not be publishing. Readers are urged to peruse the US Department of Defense’s...

Australia, USA Collaborating on Hypersonic Research

by Joe Katzman | May 22, 2009 | Alliances, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Engines - Aircraft, FOCUS Articles, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted, Specialty Aircraft, United Technologies, University-related, USA

Scramjets explained(click to view full) Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and the United States Air Force have signed an agreement to advance research into hypersonic (Mach 5 or higher) flight. The 8-year program has been established...

2009: AGM-158 JASSM Faces Cancellation – Again

by Joe Katzman | May 21, 2009 | Budgets, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, Raytheon, Testing & Evaluation, USA

AGM-158 JASSM(click to view full) Lockheed Martin’s AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) was intended as a stealthy, inexpensive cruise missile that would let American aircraft attack well-defended targets – without putting themselves in...

Report: German Submarine Deal With Pakistan Goes Quiet

by Joe Katzman | May 19, 2009 | Asia - Central, Germany, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Rumours, Submarines

U-214 SSK(click to view full) Dubai’s Khaleej Times relays a Der Spiegel report that Germany has approved a sale to Pakistan of 3 top-of-the-line Type 214 diesel-electric submarines with Air-Independent Propulsion. An export financing credit of EUR 1 billion...