Weekly Mil-Tech Update
June 17, 2011 Leave a comment
This weeks updates come at a time when many here in the US are beginning to question the future of NATO and her role. Budget cuts are forcing many members to compromise, such as the UK and France discussing over the sharing of a aircraft carrier to train on.
The Paris airshow will give us a glimpse at several weapons systems. It begins this Monday.
Global Hawk is in a pickle as getting the systems to function as designed are causing serious setbacks. Cost over-runs have caused orders to be slashed. It is a necessary system though, as the F-35 and F-22 are. The more complex the technology becomes, the more complex problems you are going to run into.
Biggest news that has people on the ground in an uproar, is the Marines decision to ditch the M249 SAW and go with a lighter, more accurate weapon. They found this in the German made M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle. The payload will be different however, meaning supressive fire will be used hardly at all with it. It is magazine fed, unlike the SAW which is belt fed and able to fire more rounds before reloading. Accuracy and speed is what we are going to see in the M27 IAR. Some say it is a modern day BAR. I believe it was a right decision and it will make the Marines more mobile and effective.
Marines go with M27 IAR
This weeks updates;
New Zealand introduces upgraded P-3 Orion as air force modernises
Marine aviators’ new weapon: the iPad
MBDA Produces 10,000th Diamond Back Wing for SDB Program
Corruption Currents: France, Thales SA Agree To Pay 630 Euros In Frigate Case
US Army Deploys Firefinder Radar in Iraq
AMDR Competition: The USA’s Next Dual-Band Radar
Oshkosh Defense to Supply New and Recapitalized Heavy Tactical Vehicles for U.S. Army
Ethiopia buys 200 T-72 tanks from Ukraine
She marches on; Ukraine sells T-72's
South Korea Receives the Tenth Slam Eagle
Indian Police Seeking More Mini-UAVs
F-35 could arrive at Eglin this month
JAGM Tri-Mode Seeker Demonstrated Against Moving Sea Targets
Carrier-borne JL-9 flight trainer
Turkish FNSS Finalize Armored Vehicle Procurement Deal with Malaysia
Pentagon: Block 30 Global Hawks not effective
Lockheed Martin to Deliver 110 Vehicular/Portable Surveillance Systems
UAE gets second C-17 transport
The UAE receives C-17's
Future War Aircraft Need Funding Boost
Up to $88M for Low-Velocity Cargo Parachutes
Denmark approached Holland for bombs
IAI to Unveil a Medium Range Guided Weapon at the Paris Airshow
Russian Submarine Works with US Sub Rescue System for First Time
Seoul deploys second Aegis destroyer
Royal Navy fighter pilots training to fly Rafale M?
Poland, U.S. Strike Deal on Air Force Deployment
Saab recycles its airliners into special mission aircraft
Marines want to fast-track EFV replacement
Skylark 1LE + Dominator Offer New Benefits for Special Ops
Skylark Dominator
House Panel Adds $100M For Future Bomber
Armenia Interested In Acquiring Russian Rocket Artillery
Israel steps up interest in V-22 Osprey
BrahMos Aerospace To Add Hypersonic Missile
Paris Air Show Video Report: F-35
Dutch Claim Russia Involved in F-16 Espionage
Paris Air Show Video Report: A400M
North Korea tested KN-06 surface-to-air missile
North Korea test fires short ranged missile
TriJet – Aerojet’s Hypersonic Three-in-One
US to develop guided nuclear bomb
Second-hand C-130s being offered to Indonesia
Delays continue for India’s Mirage, Jaguar upgrades
Look Out Above! Russia May Target U.S. Sats With Laser Jet
CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapons for Saudi Arabia
Paris Air Show Video Report: Saab Gripen
BAE withdraws Hawk from Polish contest
First captive flight test of AARGM on Growler
Mi-8AMTSh Helicopters Delivered to Russia
Mi-8MTSh delivered to Russia
Eurocopter to Debut X3, EC175 at Paris Air Show
Iran ‘speeds up missile development’
Report: Marines to harvest U.K. Harriers for spares
Saudi Arabia Requests Light Armored Vehicles and Support
Northrop Grumman’s Firebird flew with 3 video cameras and sensor payload
The Army’s big network experiment
Afghanistan To Get 440 Armored Security Vehicles
Iran launches second satellite into orbit, claims state TV
Iran to put a monkey into space: report
Australia Chooses MH-60R Over NFH
Iran wants to put a monkey in space
BAE Systems-Dassault Aviation Telemos UAV Revives France’s UAV Wars
Second X-51A Hypersonic Test Flight Ends Early
Carter Axes 11 More Global Hawks, Charts Nunn-McCurdy Path
Navy’s troubled amphib now ‘fixed’
Rheinmetall unveils new HE DM11 secondary ammunition for MBT 120mm smoothbore gun
Ground Vehicles Dominate Pentagon Procurement
DM11 MBT 120mm ammunition
