The Joint Strike Fighter and the Australian Defense Sector
07/17/2012
A look at the participation of Australian defense industry in the F-35 program by our partner APDR.
The Parting: The Pentagon and Iraq
07/17/2012
Richard Weitz looks at the end game for the Pentagon in Iraq. How big a success or failure?
High Speed, High Value: The X 3 Visits America
07/16/2012
A look at the Eurocopter high speed hybrid helicopter.
A Whole New Twist on “Buy America”
07/16/2012
SLD was first to forecast that the Chinese would try to buy Hawker Beechcraft.
Britain Demonstrates the Flexibility Inherent in the F-35 Program
07/16/2012
The F-35 program always for flexibility from Bs to As and As to Bs.
Iraq Oil Problems and Possibilities
07/14/2012
While the GCC considers significantly reducing the price of oil as a pressure on Iran and Russia, what are the Iraqis up to? French, Russian, and especially Chinese companies seem prepared to tolerate high risks in order to gain access to some of Iraq’s most lucrative oil contracts. Chinese firms…
Military Intervention in Syria? A French Perspective
07/14/2012
What would a military intervention in Syria look like?
Central Asian Terrorists in Operation
07/14/2012
Richard Weisz takes a look at recent Central Asian terrorist activity.