* One of the best places for an overview of the allied operations in Libya can actually be found on Wikipedia. Hail to the swarm. * US Navy EA-18G Growler debuts jammer in Libya that goes after ground communications, as well as surface-to-air missiles and radars. * US...
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Rapid Fire 2011-03-21: Russia’s 5th Gen Nuclear Subs
* US general says international forces control skies over Libya after weekend Tomahawk cruise missile and US, French and British fighter jet and bomber strikes. * Russia's 5th generation nuclear subs will be armed with both ballistic and cruise missiles, say Navy...
Rapid Fire: 2011-03-18
* Russia expects to have new land-based ICBM system ready by 2013. * Meanwhile, Russia is preparing another test of its troubled Bulava (SS-NX-30) SLBM in June; check out the missile's test-launch history. * Russia is planning to begin construction of a 3rd...
Rapid Fire: 2011-03-17
* On this St. Patrick's Day, check out Ireland's Defense Forces Review 2010 [PDF]. * UK Army general to head government's GBP 650 million cybersecurity effort. * Former head of Air Force Space Command, Bob Butterworth, questions USAF's new Evolutionary Acquisition for...
Rapid Fire 2011-03-16: Brazilian Obsolescence
* UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox says preliminary government approval of $30 billion plan to modernize 4 Vanguard-class SSBNs is expected soon. * Northrop Grumman board OKs spinoff of Huntington Ingalls Industries shipbuilding unit to NG shareholders. * Brazil's...
Rapid Fire 2011-03-15: India Becomes Top Armament Importer
* India passes China as world's top arms importer, accounting for 9% of arms transfers during 2006 to 2010, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. * US Navy personnel on the US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which is aiding...
Up to $120M to AGFA for Medical Image-Sharing Systems
IMPAX 6(click to view full) AGFA Healthcare in Ridgefield Park, NJ won a maximum $120 million fixed-price with economic price adjustment base-year contract for a digital imaging network picture archive communication system (PACS). These systems are used in hospitals...
US P-3 Recovery Plan Tries to Keep the Fleet in the Air
P-3C drops sonobuoy(click to view full) The USA's aging aircraft problem spans a number of fleets, from aerial tankers, to fighters, to tactical transports. One may argue, however, that its most severe problem lies with its fleet of Lockheed Martin P-3 maritime patrol...
Dutch Upgrading Their AH-64Ds
AH-64D Blocks(click to view full) In August 2009, the US DSCA announced a request from the Netherlands to buy kits that would upgrade their AH-64D Apache attack helicopter fleet, which is seeing significant use in Afghanistan. Dutch AH-64Ds lack the mast-mounted...

