Estonian XA-180ESTTor Ghar, Afghanistan(click to view full) Before Patria Oyj introduced the popular AMV 8x8 wheeled APC, Finland's XA-180 Pasi family of wheeled APCs was sold to a number of Nordic countries, as well as the UN and to several countries with UN...
* As shipbuilder Fincantieri's civilian business sags, reports surface of pressure to merge with Finmeccanica. * Australia's DSTO has a money saving solution for C-130J Super Hercules operators. * Attacks Down Under: Monthly cyber attacks against Australian military...
* Follow the Money: US Senate report [PDF] charges that private security contractors in Afghanistan have funneled money to Afghan warlords and Taliban activities; Pentagon says [PDF] it is revamping its contracting practices. * Southern California aerospace suppliers...
* Try, Try Again: After a 1-year testing hiatus because of repeated failure, Russia's Navy successfully test-fires its Bulava (SS-NX-30) 3-stage submarine-launched ballistic missile capable of carrying 10 nuclear warheads up to 5,000 miles. * Demolition Derby:...
Luftwaffe Challenger VIP(click to view full) On Sept 30/10, the US DSCA announced [PDF] Germany's official request to buy 6 AN/AAQ-24v Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Systems (LAIRCM) defensive systems, to equip its 2 Airbus A319CJs, and 4 Bombardier...
USN SH-60F, Gibraltar(click to view full) On Sept 30/10, the US DSCA announced [PDF] Spain's formal request to buy 6 refurbished SH-60F Seahawk helicopters listed as "Excess Defense Articles" by the US Navy. The refurbished helicopters would include the required...
* 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics winner Andre Geim explains why graphene is the stuff of the future. DARPA agrees, and so does the Pentagon's MURI. * A US NAVAIR PMA-202 employee shares her experiences deploying to Iraq. * US government contractors will face more...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security - Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) contract hires armed bodyguards and security for American diplomatic personnel worldwide. That means a combination of personal protective (bodyguard), static guard...
SSN-721: Calling Chicago...(click to view full) DARPA's TRITON program plans to demonstrate duplex connectivity at submarine keel depths significantly greater than what has been demonstrated in the green, achieving area coverage and bit rates that satisfy existing...