RB 57 NLAW(click to view full) The Soviet tank threat may be history for now, but missiles that can attack moving trucks, armored vehicles, and bunkers remain in demand. This is especially true in urban situations, where the ability to fire a rocket or missile safely...
Latest updates: With SUGV pending wind-down, early materials order for SUGV sets 2-3. BCTM B-Kit in Hummer(click to view full) Concerns about cost overruns, vehicle design, and contract structure prompted the Pentagon to cancel the US Army's Future Combat System (FCS)...
In September 2011, PAR Government Systems Corp. in Rome, NY received a $42.5 million firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. One of the firm's specialties is software related to video, geospatial information systems, and surveillance, and this award is for...
* KMW introduces a new variant of their blast-resistant Dingo vehicle. The Dingo-2 Heavy Duty increases payload carriage to 3 tonnes. * Immersive simulation: not just for fighter pilots any more. Quantum 3D and Intelligent Decisions partner [PDF] to provide the US...
* James Hasik looks at future options for the American super-carrier fleet, and delivers a preliminary cost analysis for various scenarios - including a scenario that involves halting the new CVN-21s after the 2nd-of-class CVN 79, mothballing 2 existing Nimitz Class...
SPRP MiG-29(click to view full) As former Warsaw Pact neighbors like Bulgaria grapple with affordable solutions to their aged fighter fleets, Poland is choosing to modernize half of its MiG-29 interceptor fleet, which serves alongside 48 F-16C/D Block 52 fighters as...
SA330 from T-AKE 1(click to view full) In September 2011, AAR Airlift Group, Inc. in Palm Bay, FL received a maximum $78.9 million contract to continue contracted ship-based helicopter services, including vertical replenishment services, in support of the U.S. Pacific...
* On the 10th anniversary of the attacks that came as the first shots in the current war with al-Qaeda and its allies, see: Pentagon mini-site | Britain's PM | Canadian MND statement | French PM (video). * The Long War Journal asks: How many al Qaeda fighters are in...
Latest updates: Sharp criticism of IAF for aerostat crash, procurement failure; Plans for 9 more? Ripple effect(click to view full) As countries recognize the need to watch their borders, and especially their coasts, they're running up against the reality of high...