* Feb 10: RF notes Tory shadow minister's comment that Britain must be capable of acting unilaterally. Today: read Liam Fox's full speech to the RUSI re: Britain's coming defense review and challenges. * Hollywood scriptwriters are preparing scenarios for the Cyber...
BAF F-7MB(click to view larger) Flight International reports that Bangladeshi planning minister A.K. Khandker has informed Parliament that the government intends to buy "a squadron" of fighters and 2 maritime patrol aircraft, as part of its 2010 procurement plans....
Saudi C-130(click to view full) Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense & Aviation & Inspectorate General has awarded Greece's Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) and its local and the Middle East Propulsion Company (MEPC) partner a 3-year, $43 million contract to maintain...
M1A1 Abrams(click to view full) General Dynamics Land Systems awarded an $18 million firm-fixed-price contract to Northrop Grumman to produce LRS-2000 Rate Sensor Assembly units for the Stabilized Commander's Weapon Station (SCWS) on the US Army M1A1 Abrams tank....
AVCATT Simulator We have all heard the phrase "practice makes perfect." For pilots and their crew, practice can save lives. But pilot and crew practice can be costly and sometimes risky. To reduce the cost and risk, the US military often uses simulators that re-create...
* Vietnam to pay $1 billion for 12 Russian SU-30MKK fighters. * Britain moves toward public-private partnership using S-92 Superhawks, for coastal search and rescue. * US QDR author shoots back at critics. * Taiwan still sees purchase of more diesel-electric...
Guest Article by Mark R. Hamel and Charles J. Wolfe Tofukuji Reiun-inGaun-no-niwa(click to view full) Kaizen events often represent the initial rapid deployment vehicle for lean transformations. Effective events drive step-function improvement, momentum and...
US Spectrum Chart(click to view full) With the explosion in the number of cell phones and other commercial wireless devices, the US Federal Communications Commission has had to take spectrum used by US government agencies and shift it over to commercial use. To fund...
* Russia's top military officer says US missile defense in Europe should be curbed in new arms control treaty. * Russia is developing the T50/PAK-FA stealth fighter, but can aircraft maker Sukhoi meet the 2015 deadline? AvWeek DTI analysis. * Commander of Canada's 8...