India Defence reports that India’s President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam recently dedicated the Army Wide Area Network (AWAN), which has been designed to connect all Army formations, units, training establishments and logistic installations in the country. Kalam...
Red flag to abull defense market Last year at about this time, DID noted the Chinese military budget’s double-digit growth. UPI Editor Martin Walker discusses the official Chinese military budget, and where it fits with recent events and defense budget plans in...
Davis Constructors & Engineers Inc. in Anchorage, AK received a $43 million firm-fixed-price contract for construction of replacement family housing at Fort Richardson, Alaska. Work is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2008. There were 22 bids solicited on...
Chinese Type 96(click to view full) In its annual analysis “The World Market for Tanks,” the Forecast International Weapons Group projects that the international market will produce nearly 7,800 main battle tanks, worth in excess of $31.6 billion, through...
FCS Constellation(click to view full) DID has covered the USA’s $120+ billion Future Combat Systems program before, and recently noted questions regarding its survivability in urban warfare. Now the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued Report...
