MXT Husky(click to view full) In late July, Canada's RCMP(Royal Canadian Mounted Police, aka. "Mounties") federal police force took delivery of 18 new Tactical Armoured Vehicles (TAVs), based on Navistar's MXT-APC. Navistar's MXTs are about twice as heavy as a Humvee,...
Punching above its weight The 656-ton Singaporean mini-corvette RSS Victory successfully fires a Barak-1 anti-aircraft missile during joint exercises with the USN in the South China Sea. It's hardly the 1st time, and the inconvenient truth its that these ships are far...
* Following an assignment handed to him by his boss last month, US deputy secretary of defense Ashton Carter said India is a top priority for defense exports. India is interested in cooperation rather than mere trade. Carter added: "Practically, we want to be India's...
* British military procurement is to make a big step if Philip Hammond's statement [PDF] to Parliament last week is followed up by implementation. The Defence Minister wants to turn Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) into a Government Owned, Contractor Operated (GOCO)...
The Israeli Air Force has known since December 2008 that its fleet of A-4 Skyhawk jet trainers and light attack aircraft would leave service. It took until July 2012 to sign a contract for the Skyhawk's successor, despite justifiable complaints from South Korea that...
(click to view full) In mid-July 2012, Russia's Rosoboronexport announced an order from Sri Lanka for another 14 Mi-171 helicopters, to be built at the Ulan-Ude plant. The SLAF started operating Mi-17s in 1993, and the current fleet of 13-18 machines equips No. 6...
* The Australian and US navies signed a deal to work on biofuels together. This follows talks back in February between the US Navy's Director for Operational Energy and the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. The US Navy's efforts in that...
* Lt. Gen. Charles Davis, recently promoted as the US Air Force's acquisition deputy chief (the chief position has been vacant for a few months), said the focus was shifting to fielding "capabilities to fight in a contested environment again" - i.e. against a nation...
* The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) outdid its previous report on the effect of sequestration on jobs with a new one [PDF] that predicts even uglier outcomes for the whole US economy. The scary numbers are conveniently laid out by state for maximum political...