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Airbus’ A400M Aerial Transport: Delays and Development
A400M rollout, Seville(click to view full) Airbus’ A400M is a EUR 20+ billion program that aims to repeat Airbus’ civilian successes in the full size military transport market. A series of smart...
View ArticleIraq Requests Missiles, Aviation Support from US
Iraq’s government would like to procure more Hellfire missiles [US DSCA] as well as helicopter sustainment services from the US. In the meantime ISIS is busy establishing Shari’a law, and a modicum of...
View ArticleReality-Undeterred USAF Secretary Releases Buzzword Compendium
US Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James is worried about the service’s current readiness because of budgetary squabbling, but that didn’t stop her from releasing a lofty long-term strategy document...
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Japan, Germany Warily Eye Their Big Neighbors
Japan released its latest annual defense whitepaper, with a wary eye on China’s increasing military spending and improving capabilities. Germany cancelled a €100M ($135M) deal to build a training camp...
View ArticleDARPA Wants to Get Nano Properties to Work at Bigger Scale
DARPA is hosting a webinar on September 9 to discuss “Atoms to Product” [PDF]: “Many common materials exhibit unique and very uncommon physical characteristics when fabricated into nanometer scale...
View ArticleLockheed Sees Slight Revenue Decreases Continuing Into 2015
Lockheed Martin reported Q3 2014 sales down 2% to $11.1B, a trend that they expect will continue through next year. That was reflected in all segments but Space Systems. At $76.5B, total backlog is...
View ArticleGeneral Dynamics, Northrop Grumman: Flattish Revenue but Growing Order Book
General Dynamics had basically flat Q3 2014 revenue, with total sales of $7.7B, masking a 13% drop in information systems balanced by growth of about 7% in aerospace, combat systems, and marine...
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Australia’s Troubled E-7A “Wedgetail” AWACS Program
E-7A Wedgetail over New South Wales(click to view full) The island continent of Australia faces a number of unique security challenges that stem from its geography. The continent may be separated from...
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FMTV 2010-2015: Pyrrhic Victories? Oshkosh Wins The Re-Compete
FMTV Family(click to view full) The 14 variants in the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) form the core of the USA’s new state-of-the-art medium military transport truck fleet. Which in turn...
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Korea’s K21 KNIFV
Doosan K21 concept(click to view full) South Korea is steadily becoming a force to be reckoned with in the global defense market. Its world-leading shipyards are successfully building and and...
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