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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USS Gerald Ford To begin ACT | Mali Receives Streit Typhoon MRAPs | India’s...
by Emily Erhold on January 21, 2020 at 4:00 am
Americas The USS Gerald R. Ford left port in Norfolk to begin aircraft compatibility testing off the East Coast, the Navy announced. The ACT started Thursday It is meant to continue testing of systems for aircraft to launch and land on the vessel. It started in earnest, the Navy said in a press […]
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Airfields Afloat: The USA’s New Gerald Ford Class Super-Carriers
by Joe Katzman on January 21, 2020 at 3:58 am
USA’s Nimitz Class & UK’s Invincible Class (click to view full) Some nations have aircraft carriers. The USA has super-carriers. The French Charles De Gaulle Class nuclear carriers displace about 43,000t. India’s new Vikramaditya/ Admiral Gorshkov Class will have a similar […]
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India’s IGMP Missile Programs: Export contenders?
by Joe Katzman on January 21, 2020 at 3:56 am
PJ-10 BrahMos (click to view full) Back in November 2005, The Hindu newspaper reported that India’s government had given the go-ahead for exporting missiles, and that India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was looking to market several of its products […]
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Raytheon Tapped For FET Development Effort | Leonardo’s Xplorer Makes Maiden...
by Emily Erhold on January 20, 2020 at 4:00 am
Americas Raytheon won a $442.3 million deal for the force element terminal (FET) development effort. The contract provides for the design, development, testing, integration, and logistical support of a FET system that will transition the B-52 and RC-135 hardened communication terminals from the […]
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Joint Riveting: Britain’s RC-135 Airseeker Electronic Snooping Planes
by Joe Katzman on January 20, 2020 at 3:58 am
Nimrod R1 & E-3D AWACS (click to view full) Land and sea surveillance, and electronic surveillance, are missions no government can ignore. To keep its capabilities, Great Britain launched a parallel set of efforts to update its Nimrod fleet. One multi-billion pound program sought to upgrade 12 […]
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US Hellfire Missile Orders, FY 2011-2020
by Joe Katzman on January 20, 2020 at 3:56 am
USN MH-60S test (click to view full) Hellfire I/II missiles are the USA’s preferred aerial anti-armor missile, and are widely deployed with America’s allies. They equip America’s helicopter fleets (AH-64, AH-1, OH-58D, MH-60S/R), AH-64 and S-70 helicopters flown by its allies, and […]
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Timely Defenders: Keeping Patriots in Shape
by Joe Katzman on January 20, 2020 at 3:54 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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Australia’s Future ASW Frigates: Warfare Down Under
by Joe Katzman on January 20, 2020 at 3:52 am
ANZAC-ASMD (click to view full) As Asia-Pacific nations invest in submarines, serious regional players also need to invest in anti-submarine capabilities. Aircraft like the P-8A Poseidon are great, but nothing really replaces dedicated and capable ASW ships. Their opponents’ anti-ship […]
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Lockheed To Provide Modular Masts For Virginia Block V | Gripen Engine Serviced...
by Emily Erhold on January 17, 2020 at 4:00 am
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $19.4 million contract modification to exercise options for the procurement of eight multi-function modular masts for new-construction Virginia Class submarine Block V hulls. Virginia Class subs are designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, […]
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Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow
by Joe Katzman on January 17, 2020 at 3:58 am
Virginia Block I-II (click for SuperSize) “GDEB Receives $148M as Virginia Class Lead Yard” described changes to the Virginia Class submarine’s design that are expected to reach 20% of the $200 million savings goal by the time orders for the versatile sea attack/ land attack/ […]
Fox News
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German city defuses 1,100-pound American WWII bomb after evacuations, transit...
by Stephen Sorace on January 21, 2020 at 2:49 pm
Evacuations and a transit shutdown were ordered in the German city of Cologne on Tuesday while experts defused an unexploded World War II-era American bomb, authorities said.
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Iran admits Russian-made missiles struck Ukrainian passenger plane
by Greg Norman on January 21, 2020 at 2:44 pm
Iran admitted Tuesday that the anti-aircraft missiles its armed forces fired at a Ukrainian passenger plane earlier this month were made by Russia.
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Winter storm lashes Spain for third day, killing at least 4, cutting power to...
by Travis Fedschun on January 21, 2020 at 1:27 pm
A powerful winter storm battered Spain for a third day on Tuesday, bringing strong winds, heavy rains, and massive waves to a region that's seen at least four deaths linked to the severe weather.
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Iranian lawmaker announces a $3 million cash reward for 'whoever kills Trump'
by Greg Norman on January 21, 2020 at 1:11 pm
An Iranian lawmaker apparently has placed a $3 million bounty on President Trump’s head.
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Sri Lanka flooded with twins for attempted record-breaking gathering
by Louis Casiano on January 21, 2020 at 1:01 am
An attempt to set the Guinness World Record in Sri Lanka for the largest gathering of twins ran into issues after too many pairs showed up, giving event organizers a dose of double-trouble.
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Baghdad protests leave 3 dead as more rockets land in Green Zone, Iraqi...
on January 21, 2020 at 12:41 am
Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds during clashes with anti-government protesters overnight and Monday morning in Baghdad, killing three and wounding dozens of demonstrators, officials said.
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Caravan migrants cross Mexico river, throw rocks at country's national guard in...
by Louis Casiano on January 21, 2020 at 12:06 am
Mexican security forces clashed with determined Central American migrants as they waded across a river in Guatemala into Mexico on Monday to continue their journey to the United States.
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Iran hostage crisis’ end: How America helped secure the diplomats’ freedom
by Bradford Betz on January 20, 2020 at 11:31 pm
On this day in 1981, 52 Americans captives were freed from the U.S. embassy in Tehran, ending the 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis that was triggered after a group of radical Iranian students stormed the embassy.
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Malaysia returns trash to 13 countries, refuses to act as global landfill
by Bradford Betz on January 20, 2020 at 8:35 pm
Malaysia, which has returned plastic waste to 13 countries since last year, warned Monday that Malaysia will not be “the rubbish dump of the world.”
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Russian police spied on opposition activist in her bedroom, family says
by Bradford Betz on January 20, 2020 at 8:06 pm
The family of a Russian opposition activist claim police officers installed surveillance equipment in her bedroom and spied on her for months before she was arrested last year.
