by Joe Katzman | Jun 7, 2005 | ABM, Alliances, Issues - International, Japan, R&D - Contracted, USA
SM-3 Launch -note rocket booster Japan’s Defense Agency Chief Yoshinori Ohno says Japan has completed the joint technology research stage on a missile defense system it has been researching with the United States, and will include several billion yen (tens of...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 7, 2005 | BAE, Contracts - Intent, Japan, Missiles - Surface-Air, Protective Systems - Naval, Raytheon
SM-2 (top), SM-3 The U.S. Defense Department notified Congress on June 6, 2005 of a proposed sale to Japan of Raytheon’s SM-2 Block IIIB surface-to-air missiles. The sale includes 40 SM-2 Block IIIB missiles with MK 13 MOD 0 canisters; 24 SM-2 Block IIIB...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 7, 2005 | Boeing, Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, USA
JDAM Boeing Co. subsidiary McDonnell Douglas in Saint Louis, MO received a $31.4 million contract to convert 9,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) selective availability anti-spoofing modules (SAASM) procured under JDAM Lot 9 to selective availability...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 7, 2005 | Australia & S. Pacific, Design Innovations, Issues - Environmental, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Sensors - Aquatic, Submarines
Defense Industry Daily has noted that the proliferation of quiet diesel subs, especially in and around Asia’s vital shipping lanes, is forcing changes in U.S. tactics and technology. Now Australian scientists may have found a better way to find these quiet subs,...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 7, 2005 | Boeing, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Specialty Aircraft
P-8A MMA, changed wing(click to view full) Boeing researchers have changed the wing design of the P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft, which is designed to replace the P-3C as the U.S. Navy’s primary patrol aircraft. The wing extension is being altered from a...
