ATACMS from M270 Nov 4/10: The US DSCA announces [PDF] Bahrain's formal request to buy 30 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) T2K Unitary Missiles, Missile Common Test Device software, ATACMS Quality Assurance Team support, publications and technical documentation,...
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...
Lest we forget.(click to view full) Small business qualifier Kalitta Charters, LLC in Ypsilanti, MI recently won a $9.4 million fixed-price indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for the air transportation of human remains. Missions will normally originate...
* Sino-Russian detente - or at least a service contract or 2: China, Russia sign military cooperation agreement that includes contracts for spare parts for air defense systems, aviation, and naval equipment. * Not so bad: CEO of UK defense contractor Babcock expects...
P-8i concept(click to view full) Obama's visit leaves key issues unresolved; C-130J deletions. (Nov 8/10) When countries export weapons, they frequently set associated conditions. Rules against reselling the gear without permission would be a basic condition for...
He's using a rake...(click to view full) According to the Landmine Monitor Report, landmines and "explosive remnants of war" contaminate as many as 200,000 square kilometers of land in more than 90 countries around the world. Allied forces deal with that reality every...
* Outer space down under: US, Australia sign accord expanding space surveillance cooperation, which includes joint tracking of space junk, as well as cooperation on the US Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) and Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite programs. *...
* US personnel ratchet up criticism of Pakistan, openly saying that Pakistan's ISI is threatening to arrest Taliban commanders who reconcile with the Afghan government. ISI support of al-Qaeda and the Taliban has long been an open secret, made more open as a result of...
* EU countries are participating this week in Cyber Europe 2010, the first pan-European cybersecurity exercise. * Up and running: After a month's delay, the DoD's Cyber Command is fully operational. * The same cannot be said about the USA's RFP to replace its Bradley...