Irkut has secured an order to supply 30 Su-30SM fighters to the Russian Air Force by 2015.
[thumb]http://en.ria.ru/mlitary_news/20120322/172317814.html[/thumb]
Canada’s auditor general critical of F-35 procurement
A leaked draft report by Canada’s auditor general said the RCAF did not do homework on pricing for the F-35 and the government broke procurement rules when it committed to buy the jets.
[thumb]http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/03/21/pol-cp-f35-ag-report.html[/thumb]
USAF: No money to replace JSTARS
The U.S. Air Force does not have the funds to replace the E-8A JSTARS with a new platform.
[thumb]http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-cant-afford-jstars-replacement-369732/[/thumb]
Indian Navy to build new base for air wing
The Indian Navy plans to build a new air base at Karwar in Karnataka to support its fighters and surveillance aircraft.
[thumb]http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_indian-navy-planning-new-air-base-in-karwar_1665306[/thumb]
Scrapping Trident SLBM could save £83.5 billion over long run
A new report suggests Britain could save £83.5 billion until 2062 by scrapping the Trident nuclear ballistic missiles.
[thumb]http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/21/trident-nuclear-missiles-savings?newsfeed=true[/thumb]