* The US Air Force will hold an industry day tomorrow at its Eglin base in Florida on the High Speed Strike Weapon (HSSW), a research laboratory program that intends to demonstrate "a Mach 5+ (i.e. hypersonic) velocity weapon capable of holding fixed and relocatable...
CREW(counter-radio controlled improvised explosive device) systems deny enemy use of selected portions of the radio frequency spectrum, which could be used to set off radio-controlled improvised explosive devices (RCIED). Radio-controlled devices are used to detonate...
ROKAF C-130H(click to view full) In June 2012, Elbit Systems Ltd. announced a $62 million contract to upgrade the South Korean ROKAF's 12 C-130H and stretched C-130H-30 transport aircraft. The 4-year project will be performed in conjunction with Korea's KAI, and will...
A Turkish RF-4 Phantom 2000 reconnaissance jet was shot down along Syria's borders, reportedly by one of Syria's Russian SA-11/ Buk-M2 systems. Both pilots ejected over the Mediterranean. Syria has apologized and essentially admitted that they did it, but says the jet...
Early adopter.(click to view full) In June 2012, France's DGA began the 1st installment of its EUR 1.06 billion CONTACT(COmmunications Numeriques TACtiques et de Theatre) program, which will replace many of the French armed forces' existing vehicle and personal...
* The GAO criticizes the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (DAWDF) for the lack of clarity on when these funds are available and how they should be used. * As the Syrian civil war escalates, a Syrian pilot defects to Jordan, leaving area observers in...
FAB F-5EM(click to view full) Elbit's May 2008 investor filing with the SEC had this to say about their program history with Brazil's F-5 fighters: "In 2001, Elbit Systems began work under contracts for the Brazilian F-5 Aircraft Modernization Program. The program...
Latest updates: XT adds audio; US Army from REF to mainstream; USMC contract; International sales HQ set up. Didn't we meetat the TSA?(click to view full) For now, small "throwbots" sit at the smallest end of the robotic explosion in the modern US Army. "Battlefield...
FAE: past & present(click to view full) Ecuador's FAE currently operates a variety of fighter aircraft. 14 Israeli Kfirs, (12 + 2 two-seat trainers) upgraded to the C10/CE standard, 12 upgraded French Mirage F1 fighters originally delivered in 1978-80, and about 20...