Defense Tech
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Aging Navy Destroyers Will Get Radar Upgrades to Counter Threats from China,...
on March 28, 2019 at 4:54 pm
The Navy is taking a big step toward keeping some of its aging destroyers in the fight.
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Army Explains Spending Reduction in Modular Handgun System Program
on March 25, 2019 at 8:40 pm
The U.S. Army plans to spend $6 million on its new Modular Handgun System (MHS) in the proposed fiscal 2020 budget.
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CSI USMC: Marines Get Upgraded Portable Forensics Labs
on March 22, 2019 at 5:36 pm
The Marine Corps is updating the portable forensics lab kit with new technology for identifying potential enemy suspects.
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Google's Work with China Eroding US Military Advantage, Dunford Says
on March 21, 2019 at 7:57 pm
Dunford said he was concerned that the work Google was doing with China on AI was undermining the U.S military.
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Army Launches New App to Help Reservists Find Each Other
on March 20, 2019 at 6:05 pm
U.S. Army Reserve Command launched its first mobile app, designed to allow users to connect with other Reserve members.
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Air Force Requests Billions to Modernize Crumbling Base Infrastructure
on March 19, 2019 at 7:24 pm
Dubbed the Air Force infrastructure investment strategy, the service wil lput money toward the effort starting next year.
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Army Official Previews Timelines for Next-Gen Vehicles, Aircraft
on March 14, 2019 at 1:38 pm
The U.S. Army may field the first long-range cannons in just three years, Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy said.
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Upgrades Aim to Double the Service Life of Marines’ 7-Ton Trucks
on March 11, 2019 at 9:05 pm
The Marine Corps is hoping to squeeze another two decades of service out of its MTVR tactical workhorse truck.
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Marine Corps Searching for New Battlefield Communication System
on March 8, 2019 at 8:43 pm
The system must be capable of providing a "high-bandwidth transmission path used for voice, video and data communications."
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Air Force Conducts Flight Tests With Subsonic, Autonomous Drones
on March 8, 2019 at 2:33 pm
The Air Force is hitting new milestones with drone technology.
Industry
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BAE System To Build Advanced Radar Jamming Technology | Turkey Conducted First...
by Emily Erhold on November 14, 2019 at 4:00 am
Americas BAE Systems wants to create an interim advanced radar jamming technology until next summer for helicopters and UASs, that is lighter and smaller than systems available now. The company published a statement November 12 announcing, the US Army awarded it a research and development contract […]
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KC-46A Pegasus Aerial Tanker Completes Firsts
by Joe Katzman on November 14, 2019 at 3:58 am
KC-135: Old as the hills… (click to view full) DID’s FOCUS articles cover major weapons acquisition programs – and no program is more important to the USAF than its aerial tanker fleet renewal. In January 2007, the big question was whether there would be a competition for the […]
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Rafael To Supply Litening Targeting Pods To US | Rheinmetall To Build Boxers...
by Emily Erhold on November 13, 2019 at 4:00 am
Americas The US reportedly awarded Israeli company Rafael follow-on orders for the advanced precision targeting pod and an EW system. The company received orders from the US as well as an Asian customer, totaling approximately $55.8 million, Israeli Defense reports. The company will supply Litening […]
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The F-22 Raptor: Program & Events
by Joe Katzman on November 13, 2019 at 3:58 am
Into that good night (click to view full) The 5th-generation F-22A Raptor fighter program has been the subject of fierce controversy, with advocates and detractors aplenty. On the one hand, the aircraft offers full stealth, revolutionary radar and sensor capabilities, dual air-air and air-ground […]
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The Fighter Still Remains… The Boxer MRAV APC Family
by Joe Katzman on November 13, 2019 at 3:56 am
Boxer MRAV (click to view full) Wheeled armored vehicles have become much more common, but the Dutch-German Boxer stands out from the crowd. Its English acronym is “Multi Role Armoured Vehicle” (MRAV), but rather than being a family of different vehicles, the Boxer will use a single […]
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Redstone Arsenal To Test SHORAD For The Army | UK Deploys Warrior IFVs To...
by Emily Erhold on November 12, 2019 at 4:00 am
Americas Redstone Arsenal is starting to test a new air defense vehicle for the Army. The Stryker A1 IM-SHORAD vehicle supports the Army’s short-range air defense (SHORAD) operational gap. Armed with Hellfire missiles, Stinger missiles and a 30mm cannon, its precision fire-power defeats […]
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US Army Moves Ahead with V-Hull Strykers
by Joe Katzman on November 12, 2019 at 3:58 am
M1126, post-IED (click to view full) Under current plans, the 8×8 wheeled Stryker armored vehicle will be the future backbone of 8 US Army and 1 National Guard medium armored brigades. The 5th Stryker Brigade from Fort Lewis, WA was the first Stryker unit sent to Afghanistan, deployed in the […]
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Timely Defenders: Keeping Patriots in Shape
by Joe Katzman on November 12, 2019 at 3:56 am
DID's FOCUS Article covering the Patriot anti-air missile system, including all development & contracts during the FY 2007 time frame...
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WCSP: Mid-Life Upgrade for Britain’s Warrior IFVs
by Joe Katzman on November 12, 2019 at 3:54 am
Warrior in “Wrap-2” (click to view full) Britain’s MCV-80/FV510 Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle was produced between 1984 and 1995. Built of all-welded aluminum construction and armed with the 30 mm Rarden cannon, it was designed to destroy enemy armored personnel carriers at […]
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Boeing Tapped For Laser Small Diameter Bomb Rounds | UAE Cleared To Buy 10...
by Emily Erhold on November 11, 2019 at 4:00 am
Americas Boeing won a $22.5 million contract for Laser Small Diameter Bomb all up rounds and warhead shipping containers. The deal provides 522 all up rounds and 131 warhead shipping containers for use by US Special Operations Detachment 1. The GBU-39 is a 250 pounds precision-guides glide bomb […]
Fox News
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Cirque du Soleil co-founder detained for allegedly growing cannabis on private...
by Bradford Betz on November 14, 2019 at 2:27 am
The co-founder of the global circus company Cirque du Soleil has been detained in French Polynesia on drug trafficking charges for allegedly growing marijuana on his private island.
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Cease-fire reached with Israel to end Gaza fighting, Islamic Jihad says
by Talia Kaplan on November 14, 2019 at 12:26 am
The Islamic Jihad militant group early Thursday announced it had reached a cease-fire with Israel. The deal, brokered by Egyptian mediaries, took effect at 5:30 a.m. local time, Islamic Jihad spokesman Musab al-Berim said.
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Feral hogs uncover huge cocaine stash in Italy forest, reports say
by Morgan Phillips on November 13, 2019 at 9:56 pm
A pack of feral hogs (say, 30-50 perhaps?) reportedly sniffed out and destroyed a stash of cocaine worth $22,000 hidden by drug dealers in an Italian forest.
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Reporter's Notebook: Gaza violence shows that human suffering spares no sides...
by Trey Yingst on November 13, 2019 at 7:28 pm
On Wednesday morning Israeli airstrikes pounded the Gaza Strip, serving as my alarm clock. After more than 20 straight hours of reporting the day before, I was thankful for the three hours of rest I managed to get.
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English newspaper apologizes for obituary of man who is still alive
by Nicole Darrah on November 13, 2019 at 7:23 pm
An English newspaper has apologized for publishing an obituary about someone who, to their surprise, is still alive.
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Pregnant Australian firefighter defends decision to fight flames: 'I don't just...
by Travis Fedschun on November 13, 2019 at 6:44 pm
A young firefighter in Australia is defending her decision to keep fighting the blazes even though she is pregnant, saying she "won't just stay behind" as her country burns.
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Boris Johnson shows off tea-making skills, stirs outrage when he adds milk with...
by Stephen Sorace on November 13, 2019 at 6:40 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s tea-making skills stirred some controversy Tuesday after an election video showed the Brexit leader pouring milk into his tea without first taking the bag out of the mug.
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Bolivia interim president declares 'Bible has returned to the palace' amid...
by Stephen Sorace on November 13, 2019 at 6:03 pm
A day after brandishing a giant leather-bound Bible and declaring herself Bolivia’s interim president, Jeanine Añez set to the task of trying to steady a nation divided by bloody political disputes and create the stability necessary to organize national elections.
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College provost faces backlash from students for nixing 'grace' before meals
by Caleb Parke on November 13, 2019 at 5:54 pm
An interim college provost is facing backlash from upset students after attempting to abolish historic traditions -- including saying grace before meals -- at an Oxford university.
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Faroe Islands closing to tourists in April once again for 'working weekend,'...
by Travis Fedschun on November 13, 2019 at 4:38 pm
A burgeoning tourist destination in the North Atlantic is about to kick all the tourists out for a second year as it undergoes some major Spring cleaning.
