China announced today that it will boost defense spending by 12.7 percent to 601.1 billion yuan ($91.48 billion) for this year.
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Gates, Young clashed over Humvees and senors for U-2
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee with protecting a defense manufacturer by refusing to divert funds from buying Humvees to sensors for U-2s, UAVs.
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EADS expected to concede defeat in KC-X battle
Reuters reported that EADS could announce as soon as Friday that it won’t protest the US Air Force’s award of the KC-X aerial refueling tanker contest to Boeing.
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Testing puts LAIRCM on target to protect tankers
A Topeka, Kan. Air National Guard KC-135R is testing the compatibility of the Large Aircraft Countermeasures System with the aircraft’s basic role of refueling.
U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Neill
Singapore replaces Rapier with SPYDER-SR, Searcher with Heron 1
Singapore’s Defense Minister Teo Chee Hean told Parliament that the 30-year old Rapier air defense system will be replaced with the new SPYDER-SR. Singapore will also take delivery of the Heron 1 UAV this year, these will replace the RSAF’s Searcher UAVs.