* Russia plans to build up defenses and deploy armaments on Kuril Islands on its Pacific coast, islands that have been disputed with Japan since WWII. As noted last week, Mistral type LHDs will also be part of that move. * US Navy explains exactly which repairs and...
* Ignoring pleas from the DoD and defense companies, the House plans to fund the government through the rest of the fiscal year with a continuing resolution, which will include $74 billion in spending cuts. * Joint Chiefs of Staff releases first update to its National...
* Aero India 2011 exhibition takes flight. * The USA OKs its next-generation SSBN-X nuclear missile submarines for Milestone A studies, to accompany missile compartment contracts already underway. * Even as reports gather that China has tested submarine-launched...
Outta here.(click to view full) $12.8M for more Improved VEE windshields. (Feb 9/11) Up-armored Hummers are still the most common vehicles in front-line service with American forces. To date, however, soldiers have reported problems getting doors open or getting out...
* US, French defense chiefs ink agreement on space situational awareness. * Global defense firm are vying for a piece of India's defense industry, which Boeing expects to be worth $31 billion in 10 years. * Bridge over the River Arghandab?: Portable bridges produced...
(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 on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...
Latest updates: Unit standup; CH-47D lost; Canada to sell its Chinooks again? Afghanistan drop-off(click to view full) In December 2005, "Canada Purchases $200M in Equipment for Operation ARCHER in Afghanistan" noted 2 things: the wide variety of emergency equipment...
* Defense industry is running out of patience with Congress over FY2011 defense appropriations. Since the last Congress failed to pass a budget, the "continuing resolution's" expiry could create a crisis of mismatched funds. The hardest hit service would probably be...