* The House of Representatives will start debating the FY15 NDAA this week, while the Senate Armed Services Committee will mark up its own version the the bill. * LA Times: Growing evidence points to systemic troubles in VA healthcare system * Gannett's Army Times:...
* Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have won India's general election by a landslide, on a platform of infrastructure development, economic efficiency, and better governance. They got a high vote share backed by a high turnout. * On the defense side...
TCOM 17M RAID Aerostat(click to view full) The RAID program is a combination of cameras and surveillance equipment positioned on high towers and aerostats, in order to monitor a wide area around important locations and bases. The RAID concept began with a smaller TCOM...
* Textron Systems CEO Ellen Lord wants to grow exports from 35% to 50% of total sales by next year, noting strong foreign interest in its Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) hovercraft. The primary target markets are of course the Middle East followed by Asia. * Russia has...
CBU-97 & BLU-108s(click to view full) Going after a vehicle such as a surface to air missile launcher, or a cluster of vehicles like a formation of enemy tanks, can be a tricky business for a fast jet pilot. Vehicles hide, they shut off their radars, or there are just...
* Reuters: Russia targets space station project in retaliation for U.S. sanctions. * The Kremlin has made hay of Ukraine's reliance on Russia's defense industry, but that dependence is reciprocal. * The US State Department and NATO are saying that, like last months,...
* Airbus reported its 1st quarter [PDF] since it dropped the EADS name, with sales up 2% to 8.9 billion euros ($12.2B). The Defense & Space division grew sales by 3% to €2.7B, though order intake retreated by 4.3% to €2.07B. This helps make the case that regardless of...
Mark V(click to view full) US Special Operation Command's Mark V fast boats are known for their daring crews and SEAL passengers. They're also known for back-breaking bumpy rides, and for an occasional tendency to have their entire pilot house collapse when hit by a...
* KyivPost: "Interim Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov called the separatist referendums in Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts - collectively 15% of the nation - a 'farce' that 'will not have any legal consequences except for the prosecution of its organizers.'" *...