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  South Korea to Buy Another 20 F-15K Fighters?

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/south-korea-to-buy-another-20-f15k-fighters-02276/

  Back in 2002, the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) selected the F-15K advanced derivative of the F-15E Strike Eagle for its Next Generation Fighter Program. Under that $3.6 billion contract, Boeing will deliver 40 aircraft to the ROKAF beginning

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  Patrol for Pennies: Vietnam’s DHC-6 Twin-Otter 400s

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Vietnamese-Navy-Orders-DHC-6-Twin-Otter-400s-06373/

  Canadian firm Viking Air of Sidney, BC achieved a double-breakthrough with its recent sale to Vietnam. Its modern DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 variant of the legendary global bush plane will become the Vietnamese military's first western aircraft, and the

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  Too Late? Canada’s CASW for 40mm GMGs

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Too-Late-Canadas-CASW-for-40mm-GMGs-06694/#more-6694

  The infantry soldier is the center of gravity in current wars, and improvements to the individual soldier's equipment and firepower overmatch often provide most bang for the

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  Kuwait to Upgrade its Spada Air-Defense Systems

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/kuwait-to-upgrade-its-spada-airdefense-systems-03128/

  Kuwait has awarded MBDA a 3-year, EUR 65 million (currently about $86 million) contract to upgrade the Aspide air defense missile batteries deployed by the Kuwaiti air defence brigade. The units and missiles will be upgraded to SPADA 2000 configuration,…

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  Upgrading the Admiral: Russia’s Kuznetsov

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Upgrading-the-Admiral-Russias-Kuznetsov-06305/#more-6305

  Russia's "heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers" have received a lot of unfavorable attention from India's snake-bit deal to refurbish the Admiral Gorshkov; in fairness, however, the Russians haven't had much more luck with their own ship. Launched in 1985,

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  AGM-158 JASSM Family Cruise Missiles: FY 2012 Orders

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/agm-158-jassm-family-cruise-missiles-fy-2012-orders-07450/

  The 2,000 pound AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) is intended to be a stealthy, inexpensive GPS/IIR (Global Positioning system/ Imaging InfraRed) guided cruise missile that lets American aircraft attack well-defended targets - without

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  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

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  Desert Leopards: Germany Selling Heavy Armor to the Saudis?

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Desert-Leopards-Germany-Selling-Heavy-Armor-to-the-Saudis-06993/

  In mid-2011 reports surfaced that Saudi Arabia was preparing to buy around 200 German Leopard 2A7+ main battle tanks. Those reports stirred serious controversy in Germany, and indirectly confirmed the existence of a sales request. Saudi Arabia would…

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  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - Google Books

  https://books.google.de/books?id=jwoAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14#v=onepage

  The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer…

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  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - Google Books

  https://books.google.de/books?id=kwoAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10#v=onepage

  The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer…

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