* The Pentagon sends out a memo [PDF] reminding DoD employees and DoD contractors that they're not to look at any still-classified documents, even if they're posted in the public domain, broadcast widely by media sources, and made available to the rest of the world....
* We know that many readers are preparing for the 50th Paris Air Show next week. Here's a recent BusinessWeek article describing the 5 best travel apps for your phone. To which we'd add: Expensify. For your mandatory contingency planning, we recommend perusing...
In June 2013, the US Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD issued a 5-year multiple-award contract worth up to $7 billion. Winners will compete for task orders to support the Army's Software Engineering Center with development and systems engineering...
* Glen Greenwald's 1-2 punch scoop publicizing blanket capture of Verizon phone records, and the NSA's Prism program to collect data from customers of American technology firms, has a 3rd shot: his source, Edward Snowden, stepped forward voluntarily. After a...
RTAF F-16A(click to view full) As Thailand invests in its future air force, which includes 4+ generation JAS-39 C/D Gripen fighters and S340 AEW air control planes, it still needs to pay attention to its 18-plane supporting fleet of 1980s-era F-16A/B Block 15s. A...
Finnish F/A-18D(click to view full) In 2007, Finland wanted Lockheed Martin's stealthy AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles, in order to arm its F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters. Despite a history of good relations, in 2007, the US State Department said no. Fast forward to 2008....
* POGO's Winslow Wheeler has just finished dissecting the F-35 program's official costs, in a series for TIME's Battleleand. Agree or disagree, it's a substantive criticism. Summary? "PAUCs based on unachievable production numbers, APUCs derived from learning curves...
* US NAVSEA conducted last month tests of its Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) system from USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77). * Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) delivered Minnesota (SSN 783) to the US Navy. It's their 10th Virginia-class submarine. * Should NATO...
* CEO of Airbus Military Domingo Ureña-Raso said the company was mulling developing a 16-18t transport aircraft, below C-130s and roughly at Embraer's level with its KC-390. * In the absence of having been proven guilty, AgustaWestland wants to be paid the funds held...