* The Harmony Project - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point releases "Self-Inflicted Wounds: Debates and Divisions within al-Qa'ida and its Periphery." If you want a snapshot of the war from the other side, this is an excellent starting place. * North Korea has...
* DID contributor DJ Elliott (ISF Order of Battle) offers his Iraqi Aviation Update December 2010. * But if you'd rather sell equipment to Iraq's police and Interior Ministry forces, this may be the event for you. Not quite sure how the likely presence of Belgian and...
* China's DF-21D "carrier killer" anti-ship ballistic missile is operational, judges Admiral Willard, commander of the US Pacific Command. * In 3-part series, Deutsche Welle examines how Germany overcame taboo against deploying military forces abroad. Part 1 | Part 2...
* US government's rush to cut defense spending ignores the lessons of history, warns author Mark Helprin. * 2010 was mixed year for defense and aerospace industry stocks. * Research and Markets: The French defense budget is expected to grow at an anemic 1.5% annually,...
P-8i concept(click to view full) Sometimes, an order request is just an order request. Sometimes, as seen in Singapore, it amounts to more than that. In September 2008, the US DSCA announced India's official request to buy a package of 24 L-model Harpoon Block II...
* Research and Markets: Japan's defense spending is expected to increase at 3.22% per year, reaching $62.3 billion in 2015. * Portland, OR-based Vigor Industrial to pay $130 million [PDF] for Seattle, WA-based Todd Shipyards, a military and civilian shipbuilder. * The...
SH-60B fires Penguin(click to view full) The Maritime Helicopter Support Co. in Woodbridge, VA recently received a $1.409 billion firm-fixed-price, performance based logistics contract to repair US Navy Seahawk helicopters, and many of their mission systems. The firm...
Latest updates: Another 195 vehicles. Eagle IV w. RWS(click to view full) The German Bundeswehr's GFF program plans to replace the core of its wheeled and light tracked combat vehicle fleet with entries from 4 categories: the lightweight 5.3-tonne GFF 1, the 7.5-tonne...
* UK MoD and Home Office launch a 3-month industry consultation on defense equipment, support and technology. * President Obama is expected to sign the FY 2011 defense authorization bill after the House passed the Senate version, which stripped WWII-related payments...