by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2005 | Industry & Trends, Leadership & People, People, Policy - Procurement
Trade balance (click) The US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Aerospace Research Center released figures showing that US foreign trade in the aerospace industry posted a surplus of about $19 billion in the first half of 2005. The statistics include transport...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2005 | Airbus, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Lobbying, Northrop-Grumman, Partnerships & Consortia, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, USA
A330 MRTT Refueler(click to view full) DID has reported on EADS determination to crack the US market before, including its recent setup of an Airbus center of excellence in Mobile, AL, its bid for the $2+ billion US Army Light Utility Helicopter competition, and its...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, USA
F/A-22 Cutaway A couple of days ago, DID ran an article by the President of the National Defense Industrial Association that addressed the importance of improved U.S. defense manufacturing. Just a day or two later came word that Lockheed Martin Corp. in Fort Worth, TX...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2005 | Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Legal, Missiles - Precision Attack, Raytheon, Turkey
AGM-154 JSOW The JSOW precision glide bomb appears to be picking up fans. Shortly after a request from Singapore that prefigured its recent order for 20 F-15 Strike Eagle fighters, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a possible...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2005 | Avionics, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Industry & Trends, IT - Software & Integration, Specialty Aircraft, USA
MIL-STD-1553 Core Military-specific I/O – and most particularly military avionics – is evolving in two different directions at the same time. COTS Journal’s July 2005 article “Military-Specific I/O Evolves in Two Directions” notes that...
