Virginia Block I-II(click for SuperSize) The SSN-774 Virginia Class submarine was introduced in the 1990s as a Clinton-era reform that was intended to take some of the SSN-21 Seawolf Class' key design and technology advances, and place them in a smaller, less...
SM-3 seeker: target!(click to view full) A lot has been written in recent years about the improvements in air-air missiles. Short-range air-air missiles (SRAAMs) have received particular attention due to their vastly improved wide-angle seekers, computer processor...
DMSP: points of light(click to view full) The American military procurement system faces a number of challenges at the moment, and the news isn't very good on many fronts. There are success stories in the field - some larger, some smaller. but every one the product of...
Ships, like cars, need maintenance. Some of it is performed onboard by the crew, while other aspects are farmed out to contractors. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in Philadelphia, PA are the Navy's experts for maritime technology and naval...
French Jaguar(click to view full) Oman has a long history of close relations with Britain, and this carries over into that country's defense equipment. The al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman (RAFO) currently has 3 fighter squadrons. RAFO 10 squadron finished its...
F-22: HPM emitter?(click to view full) Nov 5/08: SAIC Technology Services Co., of San Diego, CA received an indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for $16 million for R&D under a Broad Agency Announcement entitled "Electro Magnetic Effects Research and...
(click for report) Energy conservation has been moving up the Pentagon's agenda for several years now. The U.S. Army released its 2007 Sustainability Report in September 2008. In FY 2007, 301 new Army military construction projects, or 78% of projects, were designed...
Mk93 mount & M2 The Mk93 Heavy Machine Gun Mounting System is used to lessen the recoil of heavy weapons like the 40mm MK19 Grenade Machine Gun (GMG) and the .50 caliber/12.7mm M2 Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), improving their accuracy. It attaches to a tripod for infantry...
CC-177, Inuvik(click to view full) When Canada announced a program to replace its aging CC-130 Hercules fleet in November 2005, there was a great deal of speculation about where the C-17 might fit in. The fast answer was that it didn't, but speculation revived...