Greek F-16 TS(click to view full) In an age of expensive fighters, expensive fuel, limited flight time, and cheaper computing power, high-fidelity simulators have become an important component of pilot training. L-3 Link Simulation and Training in Arlington, TX is a...
* After recent contradictory news reports, President Obama confirmed that all American troops would leave Iraq by 2012. The US' request for troop immunity was the deal breaker with the Iraqi government. Thousands of private contractors will stay there though. * US...
Tiger HAC/UHT(click to view full) Germany's EC665 Tiger UHT/HAC scout and attack helicopters have traveled a long road since the initial 1984 requirement that launched the program. They were originally slated for service in 1992, but technical delays have dogged the...
* With Qaddafi dead, NATO operations in Libya are set to wind down quickly. * Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems to cut 800 jobs in Maryland and other states (further details are lacking). Meanwhile the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) won't have to lay off...
E-2C from FS CdG(click to view full) Oct 19/11: The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announces [PDF] France's official request for up to $180 million in equipment to upgrade the Marine Nationale's fleet of 4 E-2C Hawkeye-2000 airborne early warning planes, which...
* CSC's Chairman and CEO Michael W. Laphen announced he's retiring. He's ready to stay around for up to a year until his replacement is found. Laphen started his career and CSC in 1977 and was appointed to his current position in 2007. * Several US veteran groups are...
(click to view info.) The Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, GA is an outgrowth of the BRAC 2005 process, which consolidated the Army Armor Center and School with the Army Infantry Center and School. In October 2011, they issued a 5-year, maximum...
* The Army published a commercial-quality multimedia catalog of soldier gear, complete with individual program statuses. [PDF, Flash, Quicktime]. * The U.S. State Department continues to jawbone NATO missile defense, the key issue - as ever - being Russia's reaction...
* US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) published its latest acquisition guide [PDF]. * Katherine Hammack, the US Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy, & Environment), presented "US Army Power & Energy" [PDF] last week during AUSA. * MBDA announced...