by Joe Katzman | Jul 20, 2006 | Israel, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Rockets, Transformation
Hezbollah/Iran’s rockets DefenseTech brings us reports that American and Israeli intelligence seriously underestimated the amount and quality of weapons Hezbollah’s state sponsors have managed to smuggle to them, including advanced anti-ship missiles and...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 20, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Israel, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance
Eurofighters w. LITENING(click for full picture) Ultra Electronics Holdings announces that its Sonar & Communication Systems business, based in Greenford, Middlesex, has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defense to supply and support LITENING III variant...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 20, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Force Structure, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Russia
Mi-28NE If the latest Russian order for 67 helicopters holds up, it could be the lifeline that Rostvertol’s Mi-28N attack helicopter has waited a decade for. The Mi-28A “Havoc” first appeared at the Paris Air Show in 1989, but was never produced in...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 20, 2006 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Tanks & Mechanized
SEP: tracked, or wheeled(click to view full) The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has placed a development order valued at around 500 million Swedish Kronor ($68.8 million equivalent) for SEP hybrid drive armored vehicles from BAE Systems Hagglunds. Final...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 20, 2006 | Airbus, Boeing, FOCUS Articles, Issues - Political, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Power Projection, Pre-RFP, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, USA
KC-135 over Mt. Rushmore(click to view full) It has been a long road for the USA’s aerial tanker replacement competition. After the Darlene Druyun scandal and the linked but separate withdrawal of Boeing’s KC-767 lease proposal, the USA continues to...
