RAAF Hawk Mk127s(click to view full) In July 2011, the Australian government announced a 2-year, A$150 million (about $161 million) extension of the existing contract with BAE Systems Australia, to provide support for the RAAF's Hawk 127 Lead-In-Fighter Trainers, plus...
ADF in Iraq(click to view full) Global services giant Serco Group plc recently announced a new 4-year contract with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to provide logistics and base support services in the Middle East. The contract is structured as 2 base years for...
* The House of Representatives passes a $649 billion defense spending bill for FY2012, trimming $9 billion from President Obama's budget request. * Department of Defense officials tell a Pew Research Center conference that the military is prepared to use biofuels....
* The Department of Defense (DoD) announces that Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn will leave the post later this year. A replacement is expected to be found by the autumn. * Two House Foreign Affairs sub-committees held a joint session to consider the extent...
Sachsen, sending SM-2(click to view full) In October 2009, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) effectively sold most of its naval and commercial surface shipbuilding assets, via a "close strategic partnership" and Memorandum of Understanding with the Abu Dhabi MAR...
* Democrat members of the House of Representatives challenge President Barack Obama's plans for troop withdrawals from Afghanistan by proposing a series of amendments to the 2012 fiscal year defense appropriations bill. The amendments seek to reduce funding for combat...
C-27J Spartan(click to view full) In July 2011, Finmeccanica subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica announced a $200 million contract with Mexico to supply 4 of its C-27J Spartan light tactical transport to the FAM (air force), plus spare parts and ground support equipment....
* Speaking at his monthly press briefing, NATO General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed the idea of joint NATO-Russian centers for cooperation on missile defense. The comments follow his recent meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Sochi. *...
(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing about Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source...