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The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awarded Inmarsat Government a $410 million contract for satellite communications to support the U.S. Army

US Air Force leadership are now accused of serious misbehavior (criminally deceiving Congress) by deliberately lying to Congress about their plans for the A-10 ground attack aircraft The recent leaks include briefings describing how air force leaders

The recent fighting in Ukraine has brought forth a lot of support from NATO nations, especially in terms of weapons, ammunition, military equipment, fuel and much more These shipments have increased but keeping it coming may be a problem So far nearly

The majority of Leopard 2s operated worldwide are of the Leopard 2A4 standard, which was made between 1985 and 1992.

The Tiger (formerly EC665) is an attack helicopter built by Airbus and is powered by a pair of Turbomeca Rolls-Royce MTR390 engines. Each nation uses the Tiger in slightly different roles such as force protection and armed reconnaissance, which has led to multiple divergent aircraft configurations across France, Germany, Spain and Australia.

The planned buy with the largest potential value is for DoD-wide SATCOM services from commercial operators of p-LEO constellations, with multiple awards totaling $875 million slated in August 2022.

US Air Force has been around for 73 years and for about half that time it has been trying to get rid of its most popular, affordable, and effective aircraft Over the last few years, the air force has apparently decided to stop trying to get rid of its

The Leopard 2 is one of the world’s most common main battle tanks, Heres What You Need To Remember: The Leopard 2A6 is the most “traditional” upgrade, following the naming convention and general trend of the earlier 2A(X) series of upgrades. It builds upon the 2A5 upgrade, which introduced major changes to the turret design, including the distinctive “Wedge” turret. The Leopard 2 is one of the world’s most common main battle tanks, used by militaries on four continents. As such, t...

Is Germany’s Leopard 2 the Best Main Battle Tank in Europe? The Leopard 2 is one of the world’s most common main battle tanks, used by militaries on four continents. Heres What You Need to Remember: More advanced than the Leopard 2A7V is the Leopard 2A7+/2A7Q, which was procured by Qatar. It features the same upgrades on the Leopard 2A7V but has an even more powerful APU (so the air conditioning systems can be run when the tank is standing still). The Leopard 2 is one of the world’s most...

The helicopters look similar, but that does not mean they both perform to the same high degree. Given that China’s Z-10 attack helicopter looks like a transparent rip-off of the U.S. Apache, it might not surprise many to see that China’s upgraded Z-20 utility helicopter, sure enough, looks almost identical to a U.S. Army Black Hawk. However, just how capable is it? It would seem unlikely if not impossible to posit that China’s upgraded Z-20, intended for increased operations in the high-a...