* American officials said on Sunday that Turkey had agreed to let coalition forces use its military bases to launch attacks against ISIS. But the Turks deny [Al Arabiya] that this agreement encompasses the use of the Incirlik airbase and seem to have a smaller...
Shot across the bow(click to view full) The rocket-boosted, ramjet-powered GQM-163A was developed to simulate supersonic cruise missiles like the SS-N-22 Sunburn, Kh-31 (aka. AS-17 Krypton, which may have an anti-air AWACS-killer version), the Indo-Russian PJ-10...
G.222/ C-27A(click to view full) How did a half billion dollar program to provide transport aircraft to the Afghan air force go so badly wrong? The concept was sound, as tactical transportation of troops and supplies was designated as the ANAF's top priority. That's...
IA-407(click to view full) In July 2008, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Iraq's formal request to buy 24 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters that act as scouts, perform light close air support, and escort other helicopters on dangerous missions. The...
* Turkey's refusal to step in before a bloodbath likely to happen in Kobani, a Syrian town besieged by ISIS [Deutche Welle], has been met with deadly protests locally, and heavy [USA Today] criticism [National Review] in the US. Not so fast, says Chris Kilford who...
Every year, US Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, IL issued a slew of indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contracts for "International Airlift Services" to various commercial carriers. The way these awards work is that each contractor...
LMMs on AW159(click to view full) In early April 2011, Thales received an initial production contract for Lightweight Multi-role Missiles (LMM), to equip the UK's next-generation AW159 Wildcat naval helicopters as their "Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon - Light"...
Upgraded ANZAC concept(click to enlarge) In August 2005, Australia's Ministry of Defence reported that Australia and the United States had joined forces by signing a joint agreement to develop active phased array radar technology in Australia. The hope was that it...
* Israel's defense exports dropped [Globes] by almost $1B to $6.5B in 2013. Still better than 2011, but lower than 2009-2010 too. For all the talk about Iron Dome, it's not necessarily meeting requirements from other countries and has been sold [Arutz Sheva] to a...