by Fred Donovan | Mar 2, 2011 | Airbus, Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Events, Fuel & Power, General Dynamics, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Private, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* British PM David Cameron describes recent British military operations within Libya. Meanwhile, Canada has sent its JTF2 special forces unit, the civil war flares in Marsa Al Burayqah, and the rebels have Tobruk’s oil terminal working. * Russia busts arms...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2011 | Asia - Central, Bombs - General, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Guns - Personal Weapons, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Rosoboronexport, Russia, Trucks & Transport
Cypriot Mi-35P(click to view full) As Rosvertol General Director Boris Slyusar announced the firm’s 2010 trading figures, he revealed that a fall 2010 deal had been signed with Azerbaijan for 24 Mi-35 attack helicopters. That would more than double the current...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2011 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, FOCUS Articles, Germany, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Signals Radio & Wireless, Soldier's Gear, Transformation
IdZ-ES components(click to view full) The German Bundeswehr’s 21st century IdZ (Infanterist der Zukunft, or “Infantryman Of The Future”) project, is part of a wider global trend in advanced militaries: fully integrated sets of weapons, computing, and...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2011 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, France, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Soldier's Gear
Swiss militia(click to view full) A number of countries are currently developing “future soldier” kits that attempt to give soldiers the same kind of advanced technologies now going into vehicles, aircraft, etc., including wearable computers, helmet...
