Geographical Focus Articles

ONR’s Automated Weapons Assembly Project

ONR’s Automated Weapons Assembly Project

(click to view full) Adding weapons to naval aircraft isn't the simple retrieve and attach process many people think it is. For logical safety reasons, many weapons stored on board a ship require several steps to bring them from storage containers to "armed and ready"...

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KC-X: GAO Sustains Boeing Protest

KC-X: GAO Sustains Boeing Protest

Darkest before dawn?(click to view full) The USA's aerial tanker fleet is the backbone of American global air power, but its youngest KC-135 planes were built over 40 years ago. Replacing them is the USAF's #1 priority, and the initial KC-X phase of 175 operational...

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South Korea Buying Weapons for its new F-15Ks

South Korea Buying Weapons for its new F-15Ks

F-15K Poster(click to view full) On June 20/08, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced [PDF] South Korea's official request for a variety of weapons to equip its air force, in conjunction with the planned Direct Commercial Sale of 21 additional F-15K...

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Canada Lays Out Future Defense Plans

Canada Lays Out Future Defense Plans

Canada's military personnel have a reputation for being well-trained, but the state of their equipment and capabilities had become much bleaker after decades of neglect. Significant emergency purchases were required to secure the equipment needed for operations in...

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$13.2M for Afghan Border Police Facilities

$13.2M for Afghan Border Police Facilities

Afghanistan(click to view full) ECC, Inc. in Burlingame, CA received a $13.2 million firm-fixed price contract for design and construction of facilities for the Afghan National Police Border Police Zone. Work will be performed in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, and is...

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Saudi M113 Fleet Upgrades Underway

Saudi M113 Fleet Upgrades Underway

M113(click to view full) Saudi Arabia has an unusual land forces structure whereby it has an "American brigade" (8th Armored Brigade) currently armed with US equipment like M1 Abrams tanks, M2 Bradleys et. al., and a "French brigade" (4th Armored Brigade) armed with...

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