by plsedv | Dec 30, 2017 | Air
Four C-130Js to be delivered in the next years On 22 December 2017, the 2/61 “Franche-Comté” Transport Squadron, located on the BA-123 of Orléans-Bricy, took delivery of the first C-130J-30 aircraft, the stretched version of the C-130J Super HERCULES. In a...
by plsedv | Dec 30, 2017 | Land
Procurement total: €16 million The Finnish Defence Forces received a mandate from its Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö to procure a life cycle upgrade from Patria Land Systems. Life cycle upgrades are used to modernise 65 XA-180 armoured personnel carriers (APC)....
by plsedv | Dec 30, 2017 | Air
Saudi F-15s & USN/UK P-8As Late 2017, Boeing was awarded a $480,421,520 fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) repair support services effort. This programme is comprised of logistical in-Kingdom repair and return of parts for...
by plsedv | Dec 30, 2017 | Homeland Security
What Is Missing From Police Crime Statistics? When it comes to understanding crime and violence, police records only tell half the story (literally). But to design effective crime prevention and reduction policies one needs the other half. While an important...
by plsedv | Dec 30, 2017 | Homeland Security
Colombia Arrests Top Figure in Medellín Underworld Juan Carlos Mesa Vallejo, also known as “Tom” or “Carlos Chata,” was arrested on 9 December 2017 while celebrating his 50th birthday. He was charged with aggravated criminal association, illegally carrying...
