by Editorial Staff | Nov 4, 2013 | China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Germany, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Policy - Doctrine, South Korea, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Future Air Force Projects: Hypersonic but Sparse * The famed Mach 3+ SR-71 Blackbird spy plane has a successor on the drawing board at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works. Initial concepts for the “SR-72” involve an unmanned Mach 5+ craft with both strike...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2013 | Americas - Other, Brazil, Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, Fighters & Attack, Other Corporation, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, USA
EMB-314, FAD concept(click to view full) Brazil’s EMB-314/ A-29 Super Tucano continues to be the aircraft of choice for Latin American air forces who want to conduct drug interdiction and counterinsurgency missions. Their modern trainer/ counterinsurgency...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2013 | Alliances, C4ISR, China, Contracts - Intent, Events, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Northrop-Grumman, South Korea, UAVs, USA
Global Hawk Cutaway(click to view full) The RQ-4 Global Hawks isn’t a full successor to the famous U-2 spy plane just yet. It’s close, however, and some people have described the HALE (High Altitude, Long Endurance) UAV as the equivalent of having a photo...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 1, 2013 | Asia - Central, Budgets, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Middle East - Other, Russia, USA
Israel’s Defense Budget Settled with Decrease in the Rate of Increase * A few months ago it looked like Israel’s defense ministry would have to weather its share of net budget cuts. A rift between defense and treasury officials remained apparent until the...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 31, 2013 | Britain/U.K., Chemical Weapons, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Middle East - Other, Scandals & Investigations, South Korea, USA
NSA Euro Data Collection Flows Back to Local Deals, But Wait There’s More * Le Monde somewhat backtracked [in French] yesterday on its accusations that the NSA had conducted mass data collection in France. On Monday an article in the German press claimed there...
