"I've done a lot..."(click to view larger) In early December 2008, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement Greg Combet outlined A$ 25.5 million in initiatives targeted at Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the sector, as part of an A$ 61...
Catching anything?(click to view full) Having the right capabilities on hand isn't always a matter of having high-tech, expensive items. A British base near Basra had been coming under attack by rockets fired from the marshes of the nearby Shatt-Al-Arab waterway. Many...
Russian IL-78(click to view larger) In December 2008, Defense News reported that 2 IL-78 "Midas" air refueling tankers were seen landing on Dec 2/08 at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, painted in Pakistani Air Force livery. Pakistan reportedly signed...
Damaged Bushmaster(click to view full) Politicians are often very happy to commit to the press conferences and international benefits that come from international military deployments, but paying for the real cost is another matter. Equipment used on the front lines...
Plain English? If you work in the defense industry, communication is part of your job. It's necessary within project teams. It's often the difference between success and failure, when you need to explain your job or your project to upper management. Its importance...
JPADS 10k test, Yuma(click to view full) TRAX International Corp. in La Vegas, NV received a $222.4 million cost plus award fee contract for test and evaluation services in support of military weapons and equipment test and evaluation at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ and...
CP-140 Aurora(click to view full) On Nov 18/08, the Government of Canada awarded a USD$ 156 million contract to Lockheed Martin for 10 structural life extension wing kits. Each kit includes all-new outer wings, center wing lower surface assemblies, horizontal...
RAAF C-130J-30, flares(click to view full) Australia's Department of Defence has entered into a long-term agreement with Chemring Australia Pty Ltd to manufacture "pyrotechnics and air-expendable stores such as flares and chaff, deployed from military aircraft" at its...
"Anti-radiation missiles" are designed to find, home in on, and destroy enemy air defense radars; they are often carried by specialist aircraft that accompany air strikes to perform the SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) mission. In December 2008, Brazil's...