* The Indian government announced the termination "with immediate effect" of a contract for 12 VIP helicopters with AgustaWestland under investigation in India and Italy for alleged corruption. However the government also seems to have changed their mind and appointed...
* The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the 6 sites selected for UAS research: University of Alaska, State of Nevada, New York's Griffiss International Airport, North Dakota Department of Commerce, Texas A&M University, and Virginia Tech. Nevada is also...
BMS display(click to view full) Battle management systems are designed to cut through the "fog of war" by tracking unit location and passing data, so friendly units and command centers can keep track of what's going on. These BMS systems-of-systems change the kinds of...
* Textron, already owner of Cessna, is buying Beechcraft for $1.4B in cash. Competition for Pilots * The US Air Force fears it will have a hard time competing with airlines for the hiring of new pilots. Japan: USMC Base * Okinawa's governor approved the move of the...
RSAF Tornado IDS(click to view full) In February 2010 Defense News reported that Saudi Arabia's fleet of Tornado low-level, medium-range strike fighters would soon be receiving a pair of significant enhancements: MBDA's stealthy Storm Shadow medium range cruise...
US Helps Iraq, from the Outside * More than 8,000 Iraqis died in 2013 as the al-Qaeda-related Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS/ISIL) launched hundreds of attacks over the year. The US is delivering Hellfire missiles and Scaneagle UAVs as the State Department...
* The Japanese cabinet had barely approved its FY 2014 budget that China's official media was already noting that Japan's defense spending is set to grow by 2.8% to 4.88 trillion yen (about $46.8B). Guess why that is? For reference, here is the FY14 budget request...
China * The state-owned Voice of America decries the rising use of sophisticated European dual-use technology making it into Chinese weapon systems, including diesel engines that can be used in submarines. * The US is reportedly furious at Israel military equipment...
* DARPA's 2013 Robotic Challenge trials started today. Here's a live video feed explaining the obstacles the robots have to overcome, from climbing a ladder to cutting a shaping into a wall and more: 12 Years of DoD Contract Spending * The CSIS think tank's latest...