ARTHUR on Bv206:Fading away?(click to view larger) Fire location radars are valuable in high-end wars against heavy artillery and rocket salvos, and in counter-insurgency conflicts where incoming mortars and simpler rockets are a frequent hazard. While artillery...
* The Russian Defense Ministry plans to spend 20 trillion rubles ($656 billion) on its 2011-2020 state arms procurement program, which includes purchases of 1,000 helicopters, 20 An-124 Ruslan transport planes, and 70 T-50/PAK-FA fighter jets. * A report issued by...
* Superconductor step forward: USA's Brookhaven National Laboratory adds insights into the "pseudogap" phase. * Quantum dots may lead to dark pulse lasers, with applications in atomic clocks and networking technologies. * European governments look to defense cuts to...
* Work without Pay?: The US DoD is warning that it might run out of money to pay US troops if Congress fails to pass a $33 billion supplemental defense spending bill before its August recess. * India's "Project 75I" looks to add 6 submarines, reach out to the private...
* Financial historian Niall Ferguson discusses American debt, the effect on American defense, and the way out. * The Pentagon has more immediate concerns, however, like what to do if/when supplemental funding bills aren't passed. * Shipwreck: Northrop Grumman is...
Nordic countries Guest article by Per Bjorklund In early 2009 proposals for a broader security and industrial compact emerged among Europe's northern nations, in part as a response to a growing void at NATO's center. It has been over a year since this landmark report...
Up-armored M3A3s in Iraq(click to view full) The USA's M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles have played a central role in armed operations in Iraq. Many of them are now doing it with special reactive applique armor tiles that significantly improve their protection against...
* Proposed French cuts would leave A400M planes and VBCI APCs alone, but put off replacement of C-135FR aerial tankers with A330 MRTTs, and life extension/ air defense upgrades for the Mirage 2000D fighter fleet. A windfall for Britain's FSTA/AirTanker PPP? *...
Those Were the Days(click to view larger) The US military has a vast store of supplies and equipment around the world. Keeping track of all that stuff has always been a challenge. In World War II, the US Army kept track using IBM punch cards and electric accounting...