FNSS' Pars 8x8(click to view full) In April 2010, Britain's BAE Systems Plc and Turkey's Nurol Holding AS reportedly signed a letter of intent worth up to $500 million, to help supply about 250 armored vehicles to the Malaysian government through their FNSS Savunma...
350-ISR layout(click to view full) June 1 /11: Raytheon Co. in McKinney, TX receives a $24 million firm-fixed-price contract award to buy 2 used commercial Beechcraft airliners, then refurbish the airframes, add special mission equipment and components, and cover...
(click to visit) Defense purchase coverage often focuses on weapons, but in FY 2010, weapon procurement is actually only 20.1% of the Pentagon's budget. By comparison, "Operations and Maintenance" took up 34.7%. That $180+ billion total includes a wide range of items....
* A new report [PDF] from the unaligned CSBA think tank states that "the growth and proliferation of anti-access/area-denial capabilities, together with short-range guided munitions, have the potential to bring the era of the aircraft carrier to an end, obviate the...
* The Chief Executive of Boeing's defense, space and security unit says that the company is counting on growing demand in Asia and the Middle East for military aircraft to help offset possible spending cuts in Europe and the U.S. * A Lockheed Martin Executive tells...
Mounted RT-1523 SINCGARS(click to view full) SINCGARS (Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System) is the U.S. Army's current core tactical radio technology, ordered since 1983 and deployed in over 130 military platforms, such as Humvees (HMMWV), Bradley fighting...
* The UK's Chief of the General Staff warns that the British Army faces "serious decline" if the government does not fulfill its pledge to increase defense spending after the 2015 general election. Speaking at at the Royal United Services Institute's Land Warfare...
* The latest ASDReports study predicts that a total of 154 submarines are to be procured between 2011 and 2021, costing $186.3 billion. While North America is expected to constitute 47% of sales, regional hostility among Asian states will drive the submarine market...
* U.S. Army Acquisition chief Malcolm O'Neill resigns. * Defense Secretary Robert Gates' May 24/11 swan song speech at the neo-conservative AEI think-tank continues to echo. See the official transcript of his remarks, and the video. * Vice Admiral John Blake tells...