Iron Dome radar(click to view full) Fresh off of a small contract to provide its EL/M-2112 ground tracking radars to coalition forces operating in Afghanistan, IAI ELTA recently announced a $50 million export contract for the radar component of Israel's "Iron Dome"...
DARPA's LS3 concept(click to view full) Looking like a robotic mule, the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) being developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will carry 400 pounds of equipment for US soldiers and Marines over rugged terrain inaccessible...
Truckin'(click to view full) As part of Taiwan's much-reported military modernization program, it's ordering 12 P-3C Orion sea control aircraft to monitor its sea lanes, hunt enemy submarines, and make life dangerous for any ships in an invasion force. While Lockheed...
Flying around in the deserts of the Middle East, where the daytime temperature can reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit, can take its toll on military aircraft's electronics. That is one of the reasons why the US Navy launched the Land-based Air Conditioner (LBAC) program,...
* Taiwan prepares to order a $6.45 billion weapons package, sparks predictable diplomatic huffing. * The Pentagon plans to replace the official in charge of the F-35 JSF program and withhold $614 million in performance fees from Lockheed Martin for failing to meet key...
EFSS Concept(click to view full) Major article upgrade, incl. recent ammo production launch. (Jan 31/11) The U.S. Marine Corps sees the 120mm Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) mortar as the 3rd leg of its triad of land-based fire support for expeditionary...
Rommel understood logistics(German Federal Archives)(click to view full) The importance of logistics has long been recognized by generals. German Field Marshall Edwin Rommel once commented: "Battles are decided by the quartermasters before the first shot is fired."...
US Army explosives expertdefuses Russian landmine(click to view full) Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. These landmines are not just from the Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighting US and coalition forces. Many are left over from the Soviet...
* In the Quadrennial Defense Review 2010 the Pentagon seeks to rebalance the US military and to institutionalize DoD reforms. * President Obama FY 2011 budget contains a record $708 billion in defense spending, including a 3.4% increase in the Pentagon's base budget...