Back from the 70s...(click to view full) One of war's costs can be found in those who return from battle alive, but maimed. Crude prosthetics have been around for a long time, but they could only restore a semblance of normal function at best. In the last decade,...
Despite its staid sounding name, The Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC has been anything but staid and diplomatic in its recent series of reports on America's defense procurement plans. "ABANDON SHIPS: The Costly Illusion of Unaffordable...
On Oct 14/08, India's Election Commission announced dates for assembly polls in 5 key batleground states of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram. The announcement begins the countdown to national Parliamentary elections in 2009, and political...
On April 1/07 the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) and the Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) merged to form Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), with a GBP 16 billion annual budget. Beginning at 10:30 AM GMT on Nov 18/08, Britain's Defence Committee will be taking...
On June 6/08, Applied Energetics, Inc. in Tucson, AZ received a $9.3 million cost plus fixed fee contract for the continued development and production of 10 anti-mine systems, plus spares, operator training and technical support for an overseas operational assessment....
Croatia(click to view full) by Igor Tabak Croatia's famous Adriatic coastline is warmer than Finland's, but its geography of long coastlines and near-shore islands in a narrow body of water lends itself to similar naval solutions and requirements. On July 17/08...
SA-2 firing, 2007(click to view full) The Ceausescu regime was a poor performer even by communism's low standards, which has left Romania with a long and difficult modernization task as it seeks to integrate into NATO. Romania certainly isn't one of NATO's bid senders...
UK M270+(click for before & after) The 2006 controversy over the quality of Harrier support notwithstanding, close air support has proven to be a valuable asset to British forces in Afghanistan. When available and on-station, it provides a high-end counter to the...
Incoming fire...(click to view full) The right-wing Heritage Foundation recently published an in-depth paper that addresses the destroyer shipbuilding debate in Congress. The USA's reconciled FY 2009 defense budget approves $2.5 billion to "fully" fund DDG-1002, but...