US M113A3, Iraq(click to view full) On Sept 15/10, the US DSCA announced [PDF] Iraq's formal request to buy 440 refurbished M113A2 tracked Armored Personnel Carriers, which would be transferred from American stocks as Excess Defense Articles. The total contract value...
Pakistani 412(click to view full) The Bell 412EP (Enhanced Performance) is a "twin Huey" with a 4-bladed rotor; while it lists as a commercial product on Bell's site, over 30 militaries around the world employ it as a utility helicopter. Including Pakistan, which has...
* Big Enough Umbrella: US Secretary of State Clinton and NATO Secretary General Rasmussen call for cooperation between the Western alliance and Russia on a missile defense shield. * 'Intersleek' Paint Job: BAE Systems completes GBP 17.5 million overhaul of the Type 42...
Fuchs 1A8(click to view full) Rheinmetall recently announced a EUR 33 million contract to modernize 65 of the German Bundeswehr's Fuchs/Fox 6x6 wheeled armored vehicles. The Fuchs is currently the Bundeswehr's best-protected vehicle in Afghanistan. Under this...
* Sweden signs a contract to begin production of MBDA's Meteor air-to-air missile, with a significantly longer reach than available Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAMs. The UK MoD manages the Meteor project, on behalf of 6 nations. * Iron Dome Plans: Israel could deploy IAI's...
US M1114s, Kir Kush(click to view full) Mechanic training. (Sept 20/10) "RESET of the US Army's Vehicle Fleet Continues" covers the USA's HMMWV RECAP program, while noting that the extra weight of the add-on armor was wearing out Humvees to the point where even...
* US GAO looks at "hybrid warfare," and its implications for Pentagon planning. * Across the Pond: French, British defense firms divvy up US biometrics and intelligence services firm L-1 Identity Solutions for a combined $1.6 billion. * US Army sends PEO Soldier...
EC725 Cougar(click to view full) In March 2009, Mexico became the EC725 Cougar's 2nd export customer, thanks to a Mexican Ministry of Defense order for 6 helicopters. Mexico followed Brazil, who became the EC725's first export customer with a $1.1 billion order for 50...
* Give Peace a Chance? Despite increasing belligerence coming from the north, including deployment of an additional 200 250mm MLRS rocket launchers along the border, South Korea is proposing holding inter-Korean military talks. * A Scoop NZ story on the Indian arms...