by Joe Katzman | May 12, 2011 | Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Force Structure, Legal, Saudi Arabia, Transport & Utility, Turkey, USA
TuAF C-130s(click to view full) Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review reports that the US State Department has approved the resale of 6 Saudi C-130E Hercules medium tactical transport planes to Turkey, green-lighting a deal that was struck in summer 2010. Under...
by Fred Donovan | May 11, 2011 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Elbit Systems, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Russia, Simulation & Training, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility
* Economic events will be driving more and more military budget decisions over the next few years. Writing in Caixin Weekly, Andy Xie pens “Chimerica’s Slippery Slope to Stagflation.” * State-controlled Russian Helicopters indefinitely suspends $500...
by Joe Katzman | May 11, 2011 | Asia - Central, Clothing, Contracts - Awards, Field Reports, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Successes, Soldier's Gear, USA, Warfare - Lessons
ECWCS-III: all 7 layers(click to view full) “During Operation Mountain Lion I found myself praying for bad weather, the first time in my military career I was actually begging for a cold front to come through. I knew my soldiers could handle it and the enemy...
by Fred Donovan | May 10, 2011 | ABM, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Other Equipment - Land, Policy - Procurement, Russia, Simulation & Training, Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, Trucks & Transport, USA
* The Australian government is cutting A$2.7 billion from its defense budget over the next four fiscal years, including a reduction in the costs of acquiring a 5th C-17 aircraft. * Russian President Dmitry Medvedev chastizes military for delaying tenders on major...
by Joe Katzman | May 10, 2011 | Africa - Other, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Naval
Valour Class frigates(click to view full) In mid-April, South Africa’s DefenceWeb reported an R 49.2 million ($7.3 million) in contracts to begin resupplying its MEKO-derived Valour Class frigates with Umkhonto Mk.2 short range air defense missiles, perform...
