TuAF F-16s(click to view full) More than 200 F-16 aircraft currently make up the backbone of Turkey's current fighter fleet. On Sept 28/06, the US DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey of 30 more...
* Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will export more than $14B worth of arms in 2012. Their military sales doubled to $10B from 2005 to 2010, but while growth continued to be steady in past years it is now slowing down, as new orders in 2012 amounted...
* The US DOD's Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) released the 2012 update to the DEPPS dataset [PDF] projecting defense purchases by state and industry for 2011-2017 (calendar years). These expenditure estimates reflect the FYDP(Future Years...
RFA Gold Rover(click to view full) The UK Ministry of Defence's concerted effort to reform its defense support operations continues. Overall, "future contracting for availability," rather than paying for parts and labor hours, remains the overall direction. The Royal...
* With Susan Rice out of the picture as the USA's next Secretary of State, John Kerry is the top contender for that spot, which reportedly makes Chuck Hagel the Administration's top pick for Secretary of Defense. * Buck McKeon [R-CA], the Chairman of the House Armed...
Boeing contractor, Iraq:ScanEagle returns(click to view full) At the end of February 2012, the US Navy moved to diversify its sources of contracted UAV services. Boeing's ScanEagle has performed that role since 2004, providing a complete turnkey service for the US...
* The Pentagon released its latest full progress report [PDF] on Afghanistan, acknowledging significant risks: "The insurgency's safe havens in Pakistan, the limited institutional capacity of the Afghan government, and endemic corruption remain the greatest risks to...
* All contenders but Sikorsky announced their withdrawal of the US Air Force's CRH competition yesterday. More coverage of this RFP implosion to follow. * The Australian Department of Defence updated its Projects of Concern list. The Wedgetail AEW&C and JP 2070...
* Brazilian news weekly Istoé published an article [in Portuguese] claiming that Brazil's Air Force is partial to Super Hornets in the ongoing FX-2 competition for 36 fighters. President Rousseff is in France for two days, though discussing the stalled decision to buy...