Rapid Fire 2011-02-23: SITE, NETCENTS

Rapid Fire 2011-02-23: SITE, NETCENTS

* 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,...
Rapid Fire 2011-02-23: SITE, NETCENTS

Canadian Forces Seek to Build Excellence in Foreign Flight Training

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...