by Joe Katzman | Feb 19, 2009 | Europe - Other, India, Israel, Issues - International
T-80UD “Al-Khalid”(click to view full) India’s domain-b business magazine reports that India and the Ukraine have agreed to frame an inter-governmental commission on military technical cooperation, after talks at AeroIndia 2009 in Bangalore. The...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 19, 2009 | Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Materials Innovations, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Science - Basic Research, Thales
On Feb 19/09, the Australian Government formally opened an A$ 85 million Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) in Bendigo, Victoria, aimed at researching futuristic materials for the Defence industry. The DMTC is the first center to be established under the...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 19, 2009 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, General Dynamics, New Systems Tech, Sensors & Guidance, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Check 6(click to view full) BAE Systems announced a $45 million contract from General Dynamics Land Systems that will see them equip U.S. Army Stryker family wheeled APCs and and M1 Abrams family tanks with their “Check 6” infrared rear-view system....
by Joe Katzman | Feb 18, 2009 | Americas - Other, Blimps & LTA Craft, C4ISR, Israel, Other Corporation, UAVs, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Skystar 300(click to view larger) Mexico needs surveillance, and many of its key surveillance assets are coming from Israel. Its E-2C Hawkeye AWACS aircraft were bought used from the Israeli Air Force. A recent $25 million purchase from Elbit Systems added cheaper...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 17, 2009 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, USA
MB-2 pushes C-17(click to view full) TLD America Corp. in Windsor, CT won a $39.5 million fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract. Under this contract, US NAVAIR will buy between 5-200 Large Landbased Tow Tractors (LLTTs), which are used to...
