FAV SU-30MK2(click to view full) Colombia's recent military modernization announcements coincide with the International Institute for Strategic Studies' release of their Military Balance report for 2009. That report cites Venezuela's continuing arms buildup in the...
The USA's Lexington Institute think tank, who discussed "US Politics and the Defense Budget" back in April 2008, has more thoughts for the industry: "When you only have one customer and that customer suddenly finds itself spending a trillion dollars more per year than...
K-8, Zimbabwe(click to view full) In July 2008, "Africa: The Next Defense Market Opportunity?" looked at projected trends, and discussed the reasons behind China's resurgent status as an arms vendor to those states. UPI Asia's recent "China expanding African arms...
JA BizTown's STEM(click to view full) On Sept 24/08, DID's "AIA Concerned By Future Shortage of Qualified American Aerospace Workers" gave voice to a long-standing concern in the American aerospace industry - and added some alarming figures to the debate. Good STEM...
(click to buy) by P.W. Singer, The Brookings Institution Something big is going on in the history of war, and maybe even humanity itself. The US military went into Iraq with just a handful of drones in the air and zero unmanned systems on the ground, none of them...
On the list again(click to view full) Naval Open Source Intelligence is a good set of quick links to international navy-related stories in the news. Each year, they also add a summary of their take on the most significant trends and items to their "Naval Year in...
Armed Forces Journal's January 2009 issue has an article entitled "Good business is good policy." It looks at the US Navy's growing focus on maritime partnerships, and notes that: "In terms of volume, more than 90 percent of international spending on U.S. Navy...
Strv 122: darkest before...?(click to view full) In May 2006, "2007 Budget Proposal Cuts Swedish Gripen Force, Looks to Buy Strategic Lift" covered the budget issues facing Sweden's armed forces, which had to deal with budget cuts, even as Sweden's politicians...
(click to view full) What happens when advances in modern electronics mean that sensors like imaging-class radars, advanced day/night cameras, and even more exotic items like hyperspectral sensors, laser radars, etc. are no longer very expensive items that are mounted...