* According to the Washington Post, a confidential section of a recent Defense Science Board report says Chinese hackers gained access to "more than two dozen" US weapon systems, from missile defense to fighter jets. * Australia's ABC News claims a cyber attack from...
[youtube:v=JKqT0-3JV5E]In Memoriamclick for video Monday, May 28th is Memorial Day in the USA. DID honors those who have given all of their tomorrows in American military service; we will not be publishing. Readers are reminded that in America, the Memorial Day moment...
* The Pentagon finally released its Selected Acquisition Report [PDF] for 2012, though a lot of its content had already been revealed by the GAO almost 2 months ago. * The US and Oman are negotiating a deal for an air defense system. They just won't tell us what...
* Russia's finance and defense ministries are considering postponing part of the country's ambitious military revitalization plans. They must have a big spreadsheet that models what the oil and gas boom in the United States could do to energy prices and the balance of...
USAF F-16s, FAP MiG-29Sand Mirage 2000DP(click to view full) Peru's 12 Mirage 2000C/B and 18 MiG-29S fighters form the backbone of its current multi-role fighter fleet, alongside old SU-22 strike fighters and specialized SU-25 close air support jets. The Mirages were...
* US Congressman Chris Van Hollen [D-MD, Budget Committee Ranking Member] introduced his 3rd bill proposal to replace sequestration and make Republicans look bad in the process. "The bill caps discretionary defense spending at the levels the President requested...
British AH Mk.1(click to view full) In April 2013, the US DSCA forwarded Britain's formal export request to replenish its Hellfire missile stocks, which had been drawn down by the fighting in Afghanistan and Libya. Britain already uses Hellfire missiles on its WAH-64D...
* Why was Xi Jinping quick to chair China's Central Military Commission (CMC)? Foreign Policy: "Xi, then, has ultimately chosen to defend the Communist Party against internal political threats rather than prepare it to face external military threats. There is little...
* Poland's strong economy allows it to plan for solid defense modernization in the decade ahead. Russia's posture and the EU's weakness may also have something to do with it. They want significant industrial and technological offsets whenever foreign suppliers will be...