By Agence France-Presse on Thursday, June 27th, 2013 The US Army will scrap 12 combat brigades as portion of the cheap-cutting plan to slash the dimensions of the force after a decade of war, chief of staff General Ray Odierno said Tuesday. Calling the move the largest reorganization of the military since World War II, the final outlined how the force would reach a previously announced goal of scaling back the military to 490,000 troops from a peak of 570,000 in the course of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Odierno said the move, which might involve relocating thousands of... Read More »

By Agence France-Presse on Monday, June 24th, 2013 The new Airbus military transport plane, much delayed and lots more and plenty needed by European defence forces, flew in to the Paris Air Show on Friday with the French President on board. The plane, offering a great range of capabilities, was a highlight of the fifth day of the 50th Paris Air Show when the gates were also thrown open to the general public. French President Francois Hollande, flew in to the show in a single of the primary Airbus A400M military transport planes. Hollande came from a base west of... Read More »

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress June 7 of a probable Foreign Military Sale to Thailand of 6 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $77 million. The Government of Thailand has requested a potential sale of 6 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters, spare and service parts, support equipment, communication equipment, publications and technical documentation, Aviation Mission Planning Station, personnel training and coaching equipment, U.S. Government and contractor technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $77 million. This proposed sale will contribute to... Read More »

By Eurofighter GmgH on Thursday, June 20th, 2013 Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH has today signed a weapon system integration contract with NETMA, the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, to facilitate and secure integration of MBDA’s Meteor Beyond Visual Range Missile system. The contract was signed on the Paris Air Show 2013 in Le Bourget by Jesus Pinillos Prieto, General Manager of NETMA and Alberto Gutierrez, Chief Executive Officer of Eurofighter GmbH. It was witnessed by high-level defence representatives from all of the four core nations of Eurofighter: Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment Support & Technology inside the Uk; Stéphane... Read More »

By Raytheon on Monday, June 24th, 2013 Raytheon Company has initiated an internally funded program to improve its combat-proven 155mm Excalibur GPS-guided projectile with a brand new guidance and navigation unit (GNU) with a semi-active laser (SAL) end-game targeting capability. Addition of the SAL seeker will allow the munition to attack moving targets, attack targets which have re-positioned after firing, or change the impact point to prevent casualties and collateral damage. “No other gun-launched GPS-guided artillery round is as precise as Excalibur, which in its current design gives one the facility to hit within 4 meters of the objective 90... Read More »