by Fred Donovan | Feb 22, 2011 | ABM, Africa - Other, Americas - Other, Ammunition, Asia - Other, BAE, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Guns - Personal Weapons, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Legal, Mines & Countermine-IED, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, University-related, USA
* Electromagnetic pulse gun developed by Swiss research institute EPFL could be used to explode IEDs remotely. * Looks like Brazil won’t be buying any new fighters in 2011. * Belgium’s defense spending is expected to grow at a modest 1.76% per year,...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 22, 2011 | Asstd. Support Equipment, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Forces - Air, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Lobbying, Marketing & Advertising, Other Corporation, People, Public Partnering, Simulation & Training, Small Business, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises
In 2005, the Canadian Department of National Defence awarded a 22-year, $1.77-billion (USD $1.5 billion) contract to an “Allied Wings” team lead by Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd. of Kelowna, British Columbia, who beat out a competing group led by...