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Israel’s AMOS-6 Dual-Use COMSAT

Bahrain to Buy Mobile TOW-RF Missiles

TOW Launch(click to view full) The island Emirate of Bahrain sits in such a strategic location within the Persian Gulf, that its own armed forces serve more of a tripwire and delaying function. Their goal is to control the lanes around Bahrain, make initial entry...
Israel’s AMOS-6 Dual-Use COMSAT

South Korea’s F-X Fighter Buys: F-35As and F-15Ks

F-15K Poster: apropos?(click to view full) The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) originally planned to buy 120 advanced, high-end fighters as its next-generation platform, in order to replace its existing fleet of F-4 Phantom IIs and other aircraft. So far, it has...
Israel’s AMOS-6 Dual-Use COMSAT

Australia’s M113 APC Family Upgrades

M113A1 & M1A1s, 1AR(click to expand) The M113A1 family of vehicles was introduced into service in Australia in the mid 1960s, and arrived in time to see service in Vietnam. Additional vehicle variants were added until 1979, and there are 766 M113A1 vehicles...