C-212, hot & high(click to view full) Early operations in Afghanistan and Iraq led US combat commanders to ask for transport aircraft that could use smaller runways, and land closer to zones of operations. The US Army pressed its King Air C-12s and Shorts C-23s...
* Bloomberg’s tracking of Pentagon awards of $6.5M and more shows another Y/Y drop in May, with a total of $13.7B vs. $19.4B last year. For the past 6 months, only April was above levels seen in 2013. Iraq * The Institute for the Study of War provides ongoing,...
Saudi A330-MRTT(click to view full) In January 2008, EADS North America announced that The Royal Saudi Air Force will acquire 3 of EADS A330 Multi-role Tanker/Transports (MRTTs), equipped with both EADS centerline-mounted ARBS (advanced Air Refueling Boom System) for...
* Germany’s Ministry of Economy and Energy published its 2013 report [PDF in German] on armament sales, which at €5.8B ($7.9B) were slightly above their 2008 record. The foreword by minister Sigmar Gabriel gave more prominence to his recent statements that...
* The UK’s National Audit Office released sharp criticism of the government’s decision to downsize the Army: “The MOD decision to reduce the size of the regular Army and increase the number of trained Army reserves was taken without appropriate...
