by Joe Katzman | Jan 18, 2006 | Australia & S. Pacific, Design Innovations, L3 Communications, Northrop-Grumman, R&D - Private, Radars, Signals Radio & Wireless, University-related, USA
AN/APG-77 Test In yesterday’s issue, DID covered a request from Australia’s military for information re: combat ID and forward air controller equipment, in preparation for a procurement initiative in that area. Seems only fair that the sharing should go...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 18, 2006 | BAE, Contracts - Intent, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Procurement Innovations, Rolls Royce, Support & Maintenance
GR7 Harrier II(click to view full) DID has covered the performance of Britain’s Harrier IIs before, and also Britain’s procurement trend toward “Future Contracting for Availability,” i.e. all-encompassing, performance-based lifecycle...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 18, 2006 | Electronics - General, Expeditionary Warfare, Field Innovations, Logistics Innovations, Project Successes, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
USS Kearsarge & LCACs(click to view full) One of the quiet factors driving maintenance costs in modern militaries is electronics; not just the cost of procuring them, but the cost of ‘repairing’ them. As these components have become more complex,...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 18, 2006 | Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Intent
Cam Ranh Bay, 1987(click to view full) Agence France Presse reports that Vietnam will invest $500 million in a new military port in the northeastern city of Haiphong, 120 kilometers (74 miles) east of Hanoi. An official at the city’s party committee told AFP...
