(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...
J-10S(click to view full) Pakistan and China have been cooperating for a number of years on the JF-17/ FC-1 Thunder, a low-medium performance, low-cost aircraft that has attracted interest and orders from a number of 3rd World air forces. In November 2009, a...
L-3 Link F-16 SimulatorHelmet-Mounted Display(click to view full) L-3 Link Simulation and Training received 2 US Air Force contracts to provide training and simulation support for the E-3 AWACS and F-16 fighter aircraft. Under the 1st contract (F42630-00-C-0024),...
Canadian T-33, on display(click to view full) The Fuerza Aerea Boliviana wants to replace its 16 obsolete Lockheed T-33s, a fleet of trainer and light attack jets whose design is derived from the USAAF/ USAF's first jet fighter, the P-80 Shooting Star. American...
The Haskell Company in Jacksonville, FL won a $11.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to design and build a headquarters building for US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) at the Naval Support Activity in Norfolk, VA. The multi-story building will contain administrative...
Elbit Systems in Haifa, Israel, agreed to pay $34 million to acquire BVR Systems (1998) Ltd., a provider of training, simulation and debriefing systems for air, sea and ground forces. The transaction is subject to price adjustment as well as fulfillment of certain...
Saudi Arabia(click to view full) Border fences and related surveillance systems are becoming popular around the world, including the Middle East. As "Jordan's JBSP Border Security Program" notes, these systems are not foolproof. They can offer important improvements,...
LAW M72: A4, A5, A6/7(click to view full) The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico is ordering up to $136.5 million worth of M72A7 Light Weight Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW) systems and trainers from Nammo Talley Defense in Mesa, AZ to replenish stockpiles. The...
Avenger, deployed(click to view full) Boeing's Avenger system mounts 8 Raytheon FIM-92 Stinger short range air defense missiles on a Humvee jeep, along with an FN M3P .50 cal machine gun and automated systems that use optical sights, infrared, a laser rangefinder, and...
FACh F-5E(click to view full) Chile's 16 upgraded F-5E/F+ Tiger II lightweight fighters are very old, and are slated for decommissioning in 2009. Its Mirage 50CN Panteras have already been retired. The country is looking to used F-16s as a replacement, in order to...