* BAE Systems and its suppliers are lobbying the US Congress to sustain Bradley orders from the US Army and keep their production line open. * Lockheed Martin’s Q1 2013 revenue was down 2% Y/Y to $11.1B, dragged down by the Aeronautics segment because of fewer...
* Discussions about cyberwar doctrine often gets stuck on a difficulty to properly detect the origin of attacks (what’s called the attribution problem). That does not mean such intrusions cannot be tracked down at least by country. A report issued by a team led...
* Another big Mideast sale is coming down the pipe that will include F-16E/Fs for the UAE, and cruise missiles for the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Israel to get V-22 tiltrotors, AESA fighter radars, and KC-135 aerial tankers. Choosing 707-based tankers is odd, given their...
* Michael Flynn, the Director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, submitted his annual threat assessment [PDF] to the Senate Armed Services Committee. * Australia’s Department of Defence contracted Telstra for telecommunications services worth $1.1B over 6...
Leopard 2A7+(click to view full) In July 2012, Qatar’s government announced their interest in purchasing up to 200 Leopard 2A7 heavy tanks from Germany. The tanks would more than replace Qatar’s existing set of 30-40 French AMX-30 medium tanks, which are a...
