[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbbLrIfA_sU]Aerial resupply, the hard wayclick to play video DID will cover WBR's Defense Logistics conference on Dec. 3-5 in Alexandria, VA. The following entry gives a quick sense of the massive scale of US military logistics,...
Middle East * Iran's Condor Legion, Hezbollah, has been fighting and even running large sections of Assad's war in Syria for some months now. With the USA on the sidelines and ineffective, the Gulf Arab states are reportedly recruiting a Sunni counterforce in places...
Plan B: We just call Mel Gibson... * The Scottish Government has put forward its proposed plans for independence, including details its foreign relations and defense plans. Since then, Thin Pinstriped Line has been methodically backing up its claim that the SDF plan...
SH-2G: rocky shoals(click to view full) One country's disaster can be another country's good fortune. After Australia's bargain-hunting naval helicopter program had turned into a A$ 100 million per helicopter upgrade nightmare, they had some unpleasant choices to...
It's that time of year again. For those of you celebrating American Thanksgiving, or who just want a feast, the US Defense Commissary Agency has some tips for cooking turkey, and some recipes. Yummly offers some options for your leftovers. Our big recommendation: if...
Replacing M113 Armored Personnel Carriers * The US Army released its finalized RFP to acquire Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) to be used for a variety of support roles, from medical treatment and evacuation, to mission command and other functions. They expect...
MiG-29K, parked(click to view full) Even a small Russian buy of MiG fighters is significant news these days. At one time, if Russian fighters were being sold around the world, the default assumption was that they were Mikoyan Gurevich machines. Now, RAC MiG's flagship...
EADS: Bavarian Consolidation? * A month ago EADS CEO Tom Enders started talking about coming redundancies. More recent reports in the German press have been mentioning up to 8,000 potential job cuts next year, as the group rebrands itself as Airbus and streamlines its...
No Easy Exit from Afghanistan * Afghanistan's Loya Jirga council advised President Hamid Karzai to stop delaying the signature of a pending security agreement with the US. Karzai does not seem inclined to relent, despite threats from the Americans that they won't...