K-8, Zimbabwe(click to view full) Burma's air force relies heavily on Chinese weapons. A handful of Russian MiG-29s will grow to 30 in the wake of a 2009 order, but the rest of its fighter fleet is made up of Chinese MiG-21 (60 J-7s) and MiG-19 (12 J-6 and 36 Q-5)...
* Anosognosia: What does a bank robber who smears lemon juice on his face to defeat video cameras, have to do with Donald Rumsfeld and the management of complex engineering projects? * Pentagon waking up to reality that having interest payments nearly the size of the...
* Rep. Barney Frank's left wing and libertarian "Sustainable Defense Task Force" group reports [PDF]; supposedly identifies $1 trillion in Pentagon budget cuts. * UK's new defense minister Liam Fox "sets out his priorities" for coming budgetary decisions. Well, not...
(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...
Not any time soon...?(click to view full) Greece made an about face on half of its future fighter order, switching from a EUR 4.9 billion contract (about $5.8 billion) for 60 EADS Eurofighters to a roughly $2 billion contract for 30 F-16C/D Block 50/52s as a partial...
(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...
* 2 months after its 1st request, the Pentagon asks for another 5 month extension, in order to negotiate a 3rd multi-year procurement deal for Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet family fighters. Tough sledding, or just bureaucrats stalling? * BAE providing 16 RG-32M...
(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...
* UK MoD details latest defense RAF contracts and agreements, including maintenance for Hawk T Mk2 jet trainers, a cut in its A400M transport order, and a contract signing for its future CH-47F Chinook helicopters. * UK parliamentary committee warns that MoD's...
Fort Bliss, Texas is seeing a lot of activity these days, in part due to its convenient location near Biggs Army Airfield and White Sands Missile Range. In addition to hosting the US Army's Center for Air Defense, Fort Bliss near El Paso, Texas will be relocating...