by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2012 | Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, USA
Swiss F/A-18Cs(click to view full) Until and unless new fighters arrive, Switzerland is depending more and more heavily on its 33 Swiss Luftwaffe F/A-18C/D fighters (26 F/A-18Cs, 7 F/A-18D 2-seat), in order to handle air sovereignty and policing over the nation. In...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2012 | Asia - Central, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Electronics - General, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, USA
Pakistani P-3(click to view full) Pakistan’s location on the Indian Ocean next to the Persian Gulf, and its rivalry with India, ensure that its maritime patrol and strike capabilities will need to operate across a wide expanse of ocean. Maritime patrol aircraft...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 19, 2012 | Americas - Other, Brazil, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, France, Nuclear Weapons, Official Reports, People, Radars, Raytheon, USA
* The British government submitted its 2012 report [PDF] to parliament on the future nuclear deterrent, noting the ramp up in public and private resources via an Integrated Programme Management Team (IPMT). * Lord Levene, a former chief of defence procurement now at...