M1A2 SEP (click to view full) America's M1 Abrams tanks come in a number of versions. In addition to the M1A1 that is now standard, the US Army is beginning to field its M1 TUSK for urban warfare. It also operates the M1A2 System Enhancement Program (SEP), currently...
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Canada And Latvia To Train Ukraine | UAE Canceled Helicopter Deal With Airbus | DoS Approved Chinook Sale To Germany
Americas On May 14, 2013, the Northrop Grumman X-47B made history by completing the first-ever catapult launch of an unmanned aircraft from an aircraft carrier. The successful launch from the USS George H.W. Bush marked a major milestone in the development of unmanned...
The New Chinooks: Boeing’s Modern H-47 Heavy-Lift Helicopters
CH-47Fs take off (click to view full) DII FOCUS articles offer in-depth, updated looks at significant military programs of record; this FOCUS Article covers the CH-47F/MH-47G Chinook helicopter programs, in the USA and abroad. These helicopters' distinctive "flying...
Lockheed Tapped For F-35 Capability | Germany Prepares Weapon Package For Ukraine | Indian C295 Has Completed Its Maiden Flight
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $34.7 million modification, which provides program management, software engineering, software engineering transformation, and cyber support to develop the Beyond Line of Sight F-35 Capability. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas...
US Marine Corps Gets 1st Reaper Under Joint Procurement Deal With USAF | UK Will Send Storm Shadows To Ukraine | SOCOM Develops C-130 Maritime Variant With Japan
Americas The US Marine Corps has taken delivery of its first MQ-9 Reaper drone under a joint procurement deal with the US Air Force. The delivery was part of a $136 million deal awarded to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in 2022 for eight MQ-9s to be delivered to...
GD Tapped For CVN-75 | MBDA Produces CAMM For MMSC | Daimler Provides Lithuanian Army With Trucks
Americas General Dynamics NASCCO-Norfolk won a $8.5 million modification for the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Fiscal 2022 planned incremental availability. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, Virginia, and is expected to be completed September 2023. Fiscal 2022...
Counterfeit Chinese Electronics Redux; AESA & GBU-39 Suspect
On Sept 30/08, "The USA's National Cybersecurity Initiative" focused on the belated but growing reaction to recent uses of cyber-attacks as an adjunct to warfare, and by the growing rate of attempted intrusions into American systems from countries like China. "Secure...
Lockheed Tapped For DDG 51 Support | Finland And Sweden Agree To Procure Military Vehicle Systems | Australia Invests In Local Production Of New Bomb Disposal Robots
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $26.4 million modification to exercise options for Machinery Control System production shipsets in support of both the DDG 51 modernization program and DDG 51 new construction. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida, and is expected...
Serious Dollars for AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)
AEGIS-BMD: CG-70 launches SM-3 (click to view full) The AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense System seamlessly integrates the SPY-1 radar, the MK 41 Vertical Launching System for missiles, the SM-3 Standard missile, and the ship's command and control system, in order to...