F-35?: not dawn yet(click to view full) In early 2005 Norway was being courted by Saab/BAE and EADS, and was considering a pull-out from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program over issues of industrial share. The Norwegian Government has just decided to continue...
Keeping watch(click to view full) Part of the Australian government’s recently-released 2006-2007 budget proposal covers border protection and deterrence of illegal activities, including illegal fishing, people smuggling, and other criminal or even potentially...
Shadow 200 in Iraq(click to view full) Since being deployed to Iraq at the outset of military operations in early 2003, Shadow UAV units have flown more than 17,000 sorties and 76,000 flight hours in support of U.S. and allied operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom....
Rep. Tom Davis In a statement e-mailed to contractors April 28, 2006, the Defense Security Service reportedly told recipients that they had “discontinued accepting industry requests for new personnel security clearances and periodic reinvestigations effective...
Trident II D-5 launch Carried on SSBN-726 Ohio Class submarines, The Trident II D-5 is the US Navy’s submarine launched nuclear missile, with exceptional range for a sea-launched weapon and accuracy figures that rival or even exceed land-based ICBMs. These...
