IRIS-T on Gripen(click to view larger) IRIS-T (InfraRed Imaging System - Tail/thrust vector controlled) emerged after Germany pulled out of the joint US-UK-German ASRAAM program, following testing with its "new" East German MiG-29s and their AA-11/R-73 Archer SRAAMs....
Another day at work(click to view full) Benham Constructors, LLC in Oklahoma, OK received a $55.1 million firm-fixed price contract to construct an advanced metal finishing facility building with various plating equipment at Robins Air Force Base, GA, while relocating...
E-2C Hawkeye(click to view full) On Oct 19/07, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced [PDF] Egypt's formal request for 2 used E-2C Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Command & Control aircraft, 2 excess spare T56-A-425 engines, modifications, support...
(click to view full) Adding weapons to naval aircraft isn't the simple retrieve and attach process many people think it is. For logical safety reasons, many weapons stored on board a ship require several steps to bring them from storage containers to "armed and ready"...
Darkest before dawn?(click to view full) The USA's aerial tanker fleet is the backbone of American global air power, but its youngest KC-135 planes were built over 40 years ago. Replacing them is the USAF's #1 priority, and the initial KC-X phase of 175 operational...
Graphene vs. nanotubes(click to view full) International Business Machines Corp., of Yorktown Heights, NY received a cost type contract for $2.4 million, under the "Wafer-Scale Graphene RF Nanoelectronics effort." This effort is connected to DARPA's CERA(Carbon...
F-15K Poster(click to view full) On June 20/08, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced [PDF] South Korea's official request for a variety of weapons to equip its air force, in conjunction with the planned Direct Commercial Sale of 21 additional F-15K...
Canada's military personnel have a reputation for being well-trained, but the state of their equipment and capabilities had become much bleaker after decades of neglect. Significant emergency purchases were required to secure the equipment needed for operations in...
The Patria Group s Finland's biggest defense company, with product offerings that range from mortars to vehicles to aircraft. The joint venture Millog Oy is part of that group, and the firm has just signed an 8-year, EUR 484 million (currently $755 million) base...