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MRAPs and New Wheeled APCs for Spain

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/mraps-and-new-wheeled-apcs-for-spain-04144/

Western militaries are quickly coming to the realization that the light Land Rover, G-Wagen, and HMMWV type flat bottom vehicles deployed as light troop transports are no longer adequate on a non-linear battlefield with no defined front lines, in a world

Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/virginia-block-iii-the-revised-bow-04159/

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…

AGS: NATO's Battlefield Eye In The Sky (defense acquisition, defence purchasing, military procurement)

http://wayback.archive.org/web/20070205095309/http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2006/10/ags-natos-battlefield-eye-in-the-sky/i

(click to view full) Northrop Grumman's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (J-STARS) uses powerful ground-looking SAR radars mounted on a Boeing 707-300 airframe, in order to give American commanders outstanding battlefield surveillance and…

CVN 70 Carl Vinson’s Mid-Life RCOH Refueling & Maintenance

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/cvn-70-carl-vinsons-midlife-rcoh-refueling-maintenance-01554/

Osama Bin Shot, Osama Bin Buried. (May 3/11) In November 2005, Northrop Grumman Newport News in Newport News, VA was awarded a $1.94 billion cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for accomplishment of the FY 2006 mid-life refueling and complex

Israel Sells Heron UAVs India, Leases Germany Imminent, Signs contract Vietnam

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/israel-sells-heron-uavs-to-india-01476/

Latest updates: 3rd squadron stands up in the south. Indian Heron UAV (click to view larger) In November 2005, media reports claimed that India was set to purchase some 50 Heron MALE (Medium Altitude, Long Endurance) UAVs from Israel Aircraft…

Pocket Gunship: From AC-XX to the MC-27J Praetorian

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/AC-XX-Gunship-Lite-A-C-27J-Baby-Spooky-05001/

In mid-2008 Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) made a $32 million budget reprogramming request in order to buy a C-27J light tactical transport plane and convert it into a small prototype AC-XX gunship, using "proven/known" weapons and

Slovenian Army’s New APCs: Patria’s AMVs

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/slovenian-armys-new-apcs-patrias-amvs-updated-02358/

In June 2006, the Slovenian Ministry of Defence picked Patria's 8x8 wheeled Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV) as the preferred choice for its 135 vehicle armored personnel carrier program. The APCs would come in 4 different versions, including a variant with

Iridium’s NEXT Satellites: Global Reach, New Partnerships

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Iridium-NEXT-Boosting-Data-Speeds-Improving-DoD-Space-Awareness-06161/

Most of us remember Iridium as the Motorola-backed, multi-billion dollar commercial satellite phone flop. The expensive, bulky phones, the $2 per minute airtime charge, and the inability to use the phone inside buildings doomed the project, which came

NCADE: An ABM AMRAAM – Or Something More?

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ncade-an-abm-amraam-03305/

A lot has been written in recent years about the improvements in air-air missiles. Short-range air-air missiles (SRAAMs) have received particular attention due to their vastly improved wide-angle seekers, computer processor improvements driven by

Re-engining the E-8 JSTARS

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/re-engining-the-e-8-jstars-04891/

The USA's E-8 JSTARS is a Boeing 707-300 derivative that provides a picture of the ground situation analogous to the E-3 AWACS' picture of the air situation. JSTARS aircraft use their radars to determine the direction, speed and patterns of military

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