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A Spookier Spooky, 30mm at a Time? Nope.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/a-spookier-spooky-30mm-at-a-time-03023/

In 2006 GD was contracted to repackage A-10 ammo for AC-130 Gunships. As is so often the case, there's a story behind the story. The USA's fearsome AC-130U "Spooky" Hercules gunships were having their old 40mm

South Africa Orders IRIS-T Missiles

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/South-Africa-Orders-IRIS-T-Missiles-04948/

IRIS-T on Gripen(click to view larger) IRIS-T (InfraRed Imaging System - Tail/thrust vector controlled) emerged after Germany pulled out of the joint US-UK-German ASRAAM program, following testing with its "new" East German MiG-29s and their AA-11/R-73…

Peru Upgrades Its Lupo Class Frigates

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Peru-Upgrades-Its-Lupo-Class-Frigates-07060/

Italian-built Lupo Class frigates currently form the high-end backbone of Peru's navy, with 8 of the 3,000t Carvajal Class ships serving. Four were built under license from 1984-1987, and the 2nd batch of 4 ships was decommissioned by the Italian Navy and…

F-35 JSF Hit by Serious Design Problems

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/f-35-jsf-hit-by-serious-design-problems-04311/

by Johan Boeder in The Netherlands. Earlier versions of this article have been published in the Dutch press and Defense-Aerospace. DID has worked with the author to create an edited, updated version with full documentation of sources. On May 3, 2007,…

Dutch XA-188 Pasi Wheeled APCs for Estonia

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Dutch-XA-188-Pasi-Wheeled-APCs-for-Estonia-06602/

Before Patria Oyj introduced the popular AMV 8x8 wheeled APC, Finland's XA-180 Pasi family of wheeled APCs was sold to a number of Nordic countries, as well as the UN and to several countries with UN peacekeeping missions. In 2004,

Next-Gen 120mm Tank Killer: ATK’s M829E4 AKE

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Next-Gen-120mm-Tank-Killer-ATKs-M829E4-AKE-06995/

APFSDS in flight ATK recently announced a $77 million, 3-year contract, exercising an option to develop and qualify the USA's new 120mm tank-killing round for use in the U.S. Army's M1A2 SEP Abrams tanks. The M829E4 is called the Advanced Kinetic Energy…

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

Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle, June 2011

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Iraqi-Security-Forces-Order-of-Battle-June-2011-06920/

DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation that attempts to map and

Russia to Deliver 2 Boomers in 2006 With New SLBMs

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/russia-to-deliver-2-boomers-in-2006-with-new-slbms-0434/

The Russian Navy has announced that 2006 will see the deployment of two new strategic nuclear missile submarines (SSBNs, a.k.a. "boomers") armed with SS-NX-30 Bulava sea-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), a sea-launched variant of their new land-based…

Norway’s New OPVs: Flexibility, Power, Efficiency – Opportunity?

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/norways-new-opvs-flexibility-power-efficiency-opportunity-02437/

Norwegian EEZ Guest Article by Endre Lunde For most countries, coast guard duties consist of inshore search and rescue, security patrols and environmental protection, and are performed by smaller vessels, Many are even operated by civilian agencies.…