Tornado refuels M346(click for full picture) At the 2009 Le Bourget air show, Alenia Aeronautica announced a long-awaited contract to sell its new M346 Master advanced trainer jet to the Italian Air Force. This initial agreement covers 6 jets and an integrated...
* Honeywell Aerospace's President follows comments made by Boeing 24 hours earlier by also declaring that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) will provide growth opportunities despite cuts to US defense expenditure. Beyond UAS, Mike Madsen also sees potential in retrofit...
* Admiral Jonathan Greenert will be the next US Chief of Naval Operations. Information Dissemination responds: "If we ignore ADM Greenert's total failure at Fleet Forces Command, this is good news." * WikiLeaks cables reveal that elements in Japan are thinking about...
* During his speech to introduce the Department of Defense's operational energy strategy Deputy Secretary William J. Lynn says his department accounts for 80% of the federal government's energy use. Reports also show that each soldier currently serving in Iraq and...
* Congressional lawmakers from Texas urge the Homeland Security Secretary to provide more unmanned aircraft systems for the border with Mexico. * The investigation that has grounded all Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors has widened beyond the onboard oxygen generating...
German Tornado,Holloman AFB(click to view full) On June 16/11, the US DSCA announced Germany's official request for base services, to support the German Air Force Tactical Training Center at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), NM. Base services include training services,...
M240L(click to view full) FN Manufacturing, LLC in Columbia, SC received a $28.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for 3,053 of their M240L 7.62mm general purpose machine guns. Work will be performed in Columbia, SC, with an estimated completion date of Sept 30/12....
* In an address to the Center for Strategic Decision Research's 28th International Workshop on Global Security, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn outlined the Defense Industrial Base Cyber Pilot. The program will enable the Departments of Defense and Homeland...
* Reuters reports that the Chinese language Liberation Army Daily newspaper has published an article advocating that China builds up cyber warfare capabilities to counter American attempts to "seize the commanding military heights on the Internet". * Boeing will lay...