by Joe Katzman | Oct 17, 2007 | Avionics, Contracts - Awards, ECM, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Radars, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support Functions - Other
JAS-39 over Swedish lake(c) Gripen International(click to view full) It has been a good couple of days for Saab. Fresh off a come-from-behind win in Thailand, the firm has signed a SEK 3.9 billion ($600 million) contract with the Swedish Defence Material...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 17, 2007 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, China, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Events, General Dynamics, Issues - Political, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Tanks & Mechanized
BTR-3(click to view full) Thai Defence Minister Boonrawd Somthas recently suspended a controversial arms deal announced in mid-August 2007 between Thailand and Ukraine, bringing the purchase of 96 BTR-3E1 wheeled armored personnel carriers (APCs) for Bt4 billion...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 17, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, USA
ALCOA parts(click to view full) Sometimes, a contractor’s technical problem is really an opportunity. When the multinational Joint Strike Fighter’s F-35B STOVL (Short Take-Off, Vertical Landing) variant for the US Marines, Royal Navy, et. al. found itself...
