by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2005 | Airbus, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, L3 Communications, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, RFPs, Security Contractor, United Technologies, USA
MD-900 Explorer: Survivor(click to view full) DID has covered the US Army’s $2+ billion, 320 helicopter Light Utility Helicopter competition in numerous posts, from the original expected matchup between Bell Helicopter Textron 210 and MDHI-Lockheed’s...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2005 | Coastal & Littoral, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Public Partnering, Russia, Sensors & Guidance, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized
SU-30, Export Star Back in April 2005, DID noted that Russia’s 2004 arms exports had risen to $5.78 billion as part of a five-year pattern of successively larger exports since 2000. Those figures appear to be stable, as Russian arms trader Rosoboronexport says...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2005 | Corporate Innovations, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Transformation, USA
Napoleon was famous for saying that “an army marches on its stomach.” Modern warfare has not changed this logistical truth. The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) provides supply support, and related technical and logistics services to the U.S. military...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2005 | ABM, Alliances, Asia - Other, China, Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Surface-Air, Raytheon, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, USA
F-16A (click to view full) The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States has requested a possible sale of air-air missiles, continuation of a pilot training program and logistics support for a long-term F-16 training program in the USA...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2005 | Helicopters & Rotary, Project Failures, Testing & Evaluation, Think Tanks
(click to view full) POGO (the Project On Government Oversight) aren’t anti-military; there are some weapons programs they like and have defended, and they’ve been willing to change their minds based on favorable reviews from the troops. The V-22 Osprey...
