by Joe Katzman | Oct 30, 2008 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Transport & Utility
RAF Tristar refuelsUSN F/A-18Cs(click to view full) The RAF’s 9 Lockheed L-1011 Tristars serve as the high end of their tanker fleet, and are easily recognizable by their unique 3-engine profile. These aircraft once served with British Airways and Pan-Am; these...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 29, 2008 | Asia - Other, China, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, Rumours
Hsiungfeng II(click to expand) Channel News Asia reports that Taiwan has given the go-ahead to produce the Hsiung Feng IIE cruise missile. Expected production is pegged at 300 missiles, though its in-service date in uncertain. The HF-2E variant is derived in part from...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 27, 2008 | France, Policy - Procurement, Transformation, USA, Warfare - Lessons
H.R. McMaster(click to view full) Military Transformation has been a hot buzzword over the past decade, fueled by underlying trends that are driving a regular drumbeat of quantum leaps in electronics capability, and by an confluence of international trends that have...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 27, 2008 | Design Innovations, Field Innovations, Fuel & Power, Industry & Trends, Logistics Innovations, USA
Most people don’t think of the US military when they think of conservation and alternative energy sources. They probably should, because the military has strong financial and operational incentives to invest in these areas. Their future planning also sees energy...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 26, 2008 | Americas - Other, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation, Projections & Assessments, Russia
SU-30K: Export star(click to view full) The collapse of the Soviet Union triggered a twin collapse for Russia’s vast arms industries. On the one hand, revelation of the state’s bankruptcy collapsed domestic arms spending. As a follow-up punch, it also...
