UK MoD Recently, DID has covered Britain’s defence transformation efforts and its concerns in Britain that recent defence procurement approaches were locking them into an anti-US, EU-centric model that would have major defence and foreign policy implications,...
Yesterday, DID talked about ongoing efforts in the US Department of Defense toward procurement reform. We covered the pressures, some players, and some major developments, but smaller efforts are also worthy of coverage. Computerworld reports he U.S. Department of...
RAF Eurofighter(click to view full) Last week, DID noted an article in The Guardian newspaper alleging that a GBP 40 billion arms deal including Eurofighter aircraft was facing obstancles due to “tricky favours” the Saudis were asking in return. Agence...
MTVR towing howitzer Oshkosh Truck Corp. in Oshkosh, WI received two contracts from US Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, VA for its Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton trucks. MTVRs replace the Marines’ existing M809/M939 medium tactical...
Current Predator MTS turret(click to view full) Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (Raytheon SAS) in McKinney, TX recently received a contract to provide its MTS-A sensors for MH-60 helicopters as well as MQ-1/RQ-1 Predator UAVs. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin Systems...
