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VBTP Guarani: A New APC for Brazil
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Israel’s AH-64A Attack Helos Get Custom Upgrades – Despite the USA
Israeli AH-64D(click to view full) Israel’s attack helicopter fleet still flies AH-1 Cobras, but larger and more heavily armored AH-64 Apache helicopters began arriving in 1990, and have distinguished...
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Starry Eyed: Elbit’s Hermes 900 MALE UAV
Hermes 900(click to view full) Elbit Systems has enjoyed considerable domestic and export success with its Hermes 450, which sits at the smaller end of the MALE (Medium Altitude, Long Endurance) UAV...
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Modernizing Canada’s Halifax Class Frigates
HMCS Montreal & sub:HMCS Windsor(click to view full) Launched between 1988-1995, and commissioned between 1992-1996, Canada’s 12 City Class (now Halifax Class) frigates currently form the high end...
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) thinks the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) should reassess its inventory reduction goals and schedule, lest they risk disposing of items only to have to buy...
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Queen of Battles: Poland’s New Artillery Programs (2014 snapshot)
Kryl(click to view full) Poland’s military is modernizing on a number of fronts, and a Western shift in its self-propelled artillery is underway. The country has become a key bulwark within NATO, but...
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LAS in, LAS out: Counter-Insurgency Planes for the USA and its Allies
Winner(click to view full) The USA needs a plane that can provide effective precision close air support and JTAC training, and costs about $1,000 per flight hour to operate – instead of the $15,000+...
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VBTP Guarani: A New APC for Brazil
VBTP concept(click to view full) In December 2009, Brazil signed a EUR 2.5 billion deal with Italy’s Iveco that aims to renew its wheeled armored personnel carrier fleet, and revive Brazil’s land...
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Apres Harfang: France’s Next High-End UAVs
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The JAS-39 Gripen: Sweden’s 4+ Generation Wild Card
South African JAS-39D(click to view full) As a neutral country with a long history of providing for its own defense against all comers, Sweden also has a long tradition of building excellent...
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The USA’s NGJ Strike Jammers: Raytheon’s Mid-Band Win
EA-18G Growler(click to view full) The US Navy owns the only operational tactical jamming fighters in the world, but the AN/ALQ-99 pods they depend on use analog technologies, are hard to maintain,...
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Israel’s AH-64A Attack Helos Get Custom Upgrades – Despite the USA
Israeli AH-64D(click to view full) Israel’s attack helicopter fleet still flies AH-1 Cobras, but larger and more heavily armored AH-64 Apache helicopters began arriving in 1990, and have distinguished...
View ArticleGAO Afraid DLA Is Ditching Inventory It Will Have to Buy Again
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) thinks the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) should reassess its inventory reduction goals and schedule, lest they risk disposing of items only to have to buy...
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V-22 Osprey: The Multi-Year Buys, 2008-2017
(click to view full) In March 2008, the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office in Amarillo, TX received a $10.4 billion modification that converted the previous N00019-07-C-0001 advance acquisition contract...
View ArticleGAO Afraid DLA Is Ditching Inventory It Will Have to Buy Again
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) thinks the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) should reassess its inventory reduction goals and schedule, lest they risk disposing of items only to have to buy...
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Israel’s AH-64A Attack Helos Get Custom Upgrades – Despite the USA
Israeli AH-64D (click to view full) Israel’s attack helicopter fleet still flies AH-1 Cobras, but larger and more heavily armored AH-64 Apache helicopters began arriving in 1990, and have...
View ArticleGAO Afraid DLA Is Ditching Inventory It Will Have to Buy Again
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) thinks the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) should reassess its inventory reduction goals and schedule, lest they risk disposing of items only to have to buy...
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The JAS-39 Gripen: Sweden’s 4+ Generation Wild Card
South African JAS-39D (click to view full) As a neutral country with a long history of providing for its own defense against all comers, Sweden also has a long tradition of building excellent...
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Modernizing Canada’s Halifax Class Frigates
HMCS Montreal & sub: HMCS Windsor (click to view full) Launched between 1988-1995, and commissioned between 1992-1996, Canada’s 12 City Class (now Halifax Class) frigates currently form the high...
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Queen of Battles: Poland’s New Artillery Programs (2014 snapshot)
Kryl(click to view full) Poland’s military is modernizing on a number of fronts, and a Western shift in its self-propelled artillery is underway. The country has become a key bulwark within NATO, but...
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