* Going Nuclear?: US, South Korea hold naval exercises, involving 20 ships and submarines and 200 aircraft, despite North Korea’s threat to use its “nuclear deterrent.”. * Is that a Missile in Your Pocket?: A senior Iranian military commander claims...
(click to view full) Guest Article by Ian Cookson If 2008 can be characterized as a year in which private equity buyers battled to acquire aircraft component manufacturers, then 2009 was a time of strategic acquirers fighting to secure defense technologies. 2009 was a...
* Wireless Through Steel: BAE’s new technology has big potential for submarines, nuclear power plants, armored vehicles, and more. * Eastern Allure: Defense industry execs are seeing unprecedented levels of interest in military aircraft from Middle Eastern and...
M270 firing M30 GMLRS(click to view full) Recent wars have brought a new technology to the fore: precision artillery fire offers an alternative to air support that has a shorter reach, with very considerable throw-weight and repeatable fire, plus 100% persistence and...
* Diamond Anniversary: On the 60th anniversary of North Korea’s invasion of the South, the US and South Korea send North Korea a “gift” of tougher sanctions in response to March 26 sinking of ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772), a Pohang-class patrol combat...