* The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report stating that about 83,000 DOD employees and contractors who held or were eligible for security clearances (out of a total of about 5.1 million) had unpaid federal tax debt totaling more than $730M as...
IAF's 1st C-17(click to view full) In November 2009, reports surfaced that India was negotiating to buy 10 C-17A Globemaster III heavy transports for its air force. A Defense News article added that: "The C-17's advantages include its easier handling (compared with...
* After a brief lull fighting continued in Gaza: USA Today | WaPo. * The US evacuated its embassy in Tripoli as fighting in Libya's capital has been worsening. DoD | Daily Beast | NYT. * Richard N. Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, compares the...
* Negotiations between US House and Senate lawmakers failed yesterday to lead to an agreement on a bill meant to fix the Veteran Affairs' egregious and urgent problems. * The State department also reminds Congress that issuing more visas for Afghan interpreters - also...
* 2 Ukrainian Su-25 close support jets were downed by pro-Russian rebels yesterday. Given their flight profiles, MANPADS are a likely culprit. Artillery and rocket fire has also been reported in several places, including coming from Russia according to the (pro-Kiev)...
* The US Department of Defense now expects to spend $26B more in procurement and research/development by the end of the current fiscal year (Sept. 30) than outlined in recent budget documents. Up until April their contracting was significantly below last year though...
1st flight(click to view full) In May 2006, India Defence quoted Air Chief S.P. Tyagi saying that "the IAF is planning to buy C-130J planes" for its special forces and Border Security Forces. Reports indicate that the IAF was particularly attracted to the C-130J's...
AC-235 concept(click to view full) In February 2011, with unrest engulfing the Middle East, ATK announced a project with Jordan to turn 2 Jordanian CN-235 light transport aircraft into small aerial gunships. In June 2014, they were so pleased by the results that they...
* According to a Danish newspaper Saab bowed out of Denmark's fighter jet competition [in Danish] because they think the country's participation in the F-35 program makes the deal a foregone conclusion. Politiken [in Danish] | Reuters. The F-35 was barely disguised in...