* Incoming US Coast Guard Commandant Papp's honest memo [PDF] re: operational impact of their 2011 budget causes a stir. * The US Navy commissions the DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer DDG-105 Dewey at the Naval Weapons Station in Seal Beach, CA. *...
'Tugs of the Future'at Portsmouth Naval Base(click to view larger) By the end of 2010, the UK expects to receive faster, more maneuverable, and more powerful tugs to guide destroyers and aircraft carriers in and out of British ports, under the GBP 1 billion Future...
HET w. M1 tank(click to view full) The M1070 Heavy Equipment Transport/Tractor (HET) lives up to its name, towing trailers that can carry tanks, armored vehicles or heavy construction equipment and their crews, in order to minimize wear and maximize speed. Egypt has a...
* China expects to boost defense spending by 7.5% this year, compared to a 14.9% increase in 2009. Washington Post | Wall Street Journal | Los Angeles Times | Xinhua News Agency * French-Russian gas deal seen as possible preliminary to sale of Mistral amphibious...
In 1998, with a global sales partnership in place for Saab's JAS-39 Gripen fighter, BAE bought a 35% stake in Saab for 3.5 billion Swedish kronor. In March 2010, a month after BAE Systems settled bribery cases with the US and Britain over weapons sales that included...
(click to view full) Up to $32 million to Lockheed Martin for submarine satellite communication prototype. (March 5/10) An impressive 18 companies won indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contracts to develop integration and management technology for...
* White House releases its Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, which includes plans to deploy intrusion detection and prevention systems throughout the US federal government. * Up to $187.4 million to L-3 for US Navy systems engineering and technical...
* Australian government continues to update their Defence Capability Plan 2009-2013 online, as promised. * POGO says US Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) is resisting meaningful reform, advocates independent agency status. * Is a deal to modernize India's Mirage...
(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...