Despite budget cuts, furloughs, sequestration, continuing resolutions, ongoing changes in force structure, and a central authority shutdown, both the military and Marine Corps are committed to purchasing an identical quantity of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles they initially got down to purchase. The JLTV is designed to exchange the Humvee, and to bring additional capability to both the military and the Marine Corps. It’s lighter and more mobile than the mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle, nonetheless it also provides more survivability than the Humvee. The Army expects to purchase 49,000 of the vehicles, while the Marine Corps expects to shop for 5,500.... Read More »
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The House of Representatives has agreed to purchase fighter jets from Swedish aerospace company Saab. The controversial purchase still needs the overall nod from the Senate – and the approval of a sceptical public in a possible referendum. On Wednesday, parliamentarians cleared the mandatory proposals: an armaments programme to shop for the 22 Gripen planes, a bill providing the financial base for the CHF3.1 billion ($3.3 billion) purchase and the discharge of the so-called brake on spending – required for any amount above CHF20 million. The proposal will now return to the Senate, that is expected to clear the acquisition... Read More »
The US military has invested billions in blimp-like aircraft to trace militants planting roadside bombs however the spyship experiment is losing altitude due to technical failures and changing priorities. The lighter-than-air projects were billed as an innovative revival of an old aircraft design to conduct “unblinking” surveillance at the battlefield — at a fragment of the price of fuel-guzzling planes or helicopters. The Pentagon invested $7 billion in airship programs between 2007 and 2012, however the funding has mostly dried up amid budget cuts and embarrassing setbacks. Tethered balloons equipped with radar were used routinely for surveillance by US forces... Read More »