by Joe Katzman | Aug 21, 2007 | Ammunition, Delivery & Task Orders, Grenades, Other Corporation, Training & Exercises, USA
Practice makes perfect(click to view full) The grenade machine gun was invented to provide area-effect infantry firepower that could decimate enemy infantry with fragmentation bursts from multiple 40mm grenades. The Saco/GD Mk19 is one of the world’s most common...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 21, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Forces - Marines, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, USA
Tester approved(click to view full) As mechanical things get more complex, the difficulty of testing them increases. Think about the testing set-ups you see in today’s auto shops, for instance, vs. the equipment you would have seen 40 years ago. The same dynamic...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 19, 2007 | Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Radars, Sensors - Aquatic, Support Functions - Other, USA
MH-60R: ALFS & Hellfires(click to view full) Observers often note the spiraling price of aircraft and helicopters, without considering the rising cost of the equipment that goes into them. A recent contract offers an excellent illustration of that dynamic in...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 19, 2007 | Australia & S. Pacific, Events, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Project Failures, Thales, Trucks & Transport, USA
Bushmaster, ADF(click to view full) It has been one of the most puzzling features of the MRAP competition to date. Thales Australia’s Bushmaster vehicle was one of the first mine-resistant vehicles on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq, where it has served...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 19, 2007 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Events, Issues - International, Logistics, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
Afghanistan is shaping up as a test of the NATO alliance – and thus far, the report is mixed. While a number of allied countries have committed troops, very few of the NATO countries’ available helicopters have been committed, despite promises made and...
