Americas * The US Army plans to upgun their 8x8 Stryker armored vehicles. The vehicles will be fitted with a 30mm automatic cannon, that comes with air-burst shells, for use in air defense activities. The gun would allow the vehicles to act as a mobile anti-aircraft...
Americas * The head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has played down reductions to the F-35A annual procurement quota to 48. Lt. Gen Christopher Bogden said that this would be upped to 60 units annually from fiscal 2018-2020. When adjusted for increased orders...
Americas * All nuclear modernization programs are to be kept on track in Fiscal Year 2017, with the Pentagon to spend roughly $3.2 billion on programs to modernize and recapitalize the service’s nuclear submarines, bombers, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM),...
Americas * Mini-UAVs causing a nuisance? Well Finmeccanica may have found a solution that has the ability to find, fix, track, identify, and defeat threats from small UAVs that end up where they shouldn't. Dubbed "Falcon Shield", the system combines radar, infrared...
ATACMS firing(click to view full) Finland is busy modernizing its forces within its limited budgets, from air defense upgrades to new stealthy cruise missiles and upgrades for its F/A-18 Hornet fighters. In June 2012, the Finns convinced the US State Department to...
Americas * The final block of the USAF's Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite has been launched, finally paving the way for the start of the next generation's long overdue GPS III. The GPS IIF-12 satellite will join dozens of other satellites launched over...
Americas * The US Department of Defense will acquire 404 F-35 fighters over the next five years. That number is a decrease of 5-7% on last year's plan. The order will see $40 billion in revenue going to manufacturer Lockheed Martin and engine maker Pratt & Whitney....
Americas * The USAF is considering defensive lasers for future fighters such as the F-35 and F-22, along with future bombers from 2021. A Request For Information (RFI) notice posted by the US Air Force Research Laboratory is looking for market information for a podded...
Americas * Following Michael Gilmore's thoughts on the F-35 program, his report has also shed some light on the hotly contested Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (