Archive for January, 2009

Looking at Lessons from the 2006 Lebanon War

By Greg Grant on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Looking at Lessons from the 2006 Lebanon War

An interview with RAND’s Russell Glenn on the insights gleaned from his extensive discussions with IDF commanders and Israeli defense experts on the lessons from the 2006 Lebanon War.

F-15 Fun Flight

By Christian Lowe on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Corps Seeks M249 SAW Replacement

By Christian Lowe on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Corps Seeks M249 SAW Replacement

The Marine Corps has awarded a limited contract to three rifle manufacturers for a weapon to replace its M249 Squad Automatic Rifle. The contract awarded Dec. 19 calls for a minimum of 10 weapons from each company to conduct further evaluation for an eventual down-select to one weapon. The final manufacturer could garner nearly $27 million for 6,500 of the so-called Infantry Automatic Rifles.