Malaysian F/A-18D:Bersama Shield 2010(click to view full) Malaysia has an unusual air fleet, which includes Russian MiG-29s and very advanced SU-30MKMs, alongside 8 of Boeing's F/A-18D Hornets. Southeast Asia is crowded, and contested claims over rich local resources...
On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, in 1918, the guns ceased. During Remembrance Day, the British Commonwealth countries remember those who came before, and those who came after, and all who have given in their nation's service. John McCrae's poem...
* US NAVAIR performs the 1st steam catapult launch of its carrier-borne F-35C Lightning II fighter, from its land testing facility at NAS Patuxent River, MD. Short video at the bottom of this entry. * Should the US DoD be restricted to buying only steel melted in the...
Latest updates: 2 more firms added. (click to visit) In September 2011, US Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific in Pearl Harbor, HI awarded a new emergency engineering and infrastructure umbrella contract to 4 firms. Up to $900 million could be up for grabs...
* Russia is about to order 65 Yakovlev Yak-130 jet trainers, to be delivered by 2017. * Dmitry Gorenburg posted a series of 3 articles covering the span of Russia-NATO military cooperation. Things started with joint training but now also include operational...
Latest updates: DARPA's programs. Taking on the Cyber Enemy(click to view full) In response to the growing threats to US military and civilian networks, the Pentagon has unveiling its first formal cyber strategy. This follows a series of events over the last few years...
The steady rise in the number and variety of electronic systems in military equipment has spawned 2 trends. One has been reduced readiness, as multiplying points of failure consistently push readiness rates down and maintenance costs up, for each successive generation...
Mi-26 recovers MH-47EChinook, Afghanistan(click to view full) As the 2007 Paris Air Show drew to a close, France and Germany confirmed the rumors and signed a joint declaration of intent to set up a heavy-lift helicopter program. The French DGA procurement agency's...
* We wish there were more elected officials like Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC-3], who has spent 10 years trying to clear the names of 2 pilots involved in a fatal MV-22 Osprey crash. Why didn't H.Res. 698 (111th) get out of committee? * RAND Corporation analyzed the root...