Switzerland’s Hornet Upgrade 25 Program

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...

Pakistan’s P-3 Orion Maritime Aircraft – and their Harpoons

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...

Rapid Fire Dec. 19, 2012: British Reform, Nuclear Deterrent

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...

ALE-55 Towed Fighter Decoys for US Navy, Australia

by Joe Katzman | Dec 18, 2012 | Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Contracts - Modifications, ECM, Fighters & Attack, New Systems Tech, USA

AN/ALE-55(click to view full) The AN/ALE-55 (V) is a related system made by BAE, consisting of an electronic frequency converter (EFC) and a fiber optic towed decoy (FOTD). It works together with an aircraft’s onboard electronic warfare (EW) equipment,...

Turkey Orders 30 F-16C Block 50s etc. for $2.9B

by Joe Katzman | Dec 18, 2012 | Alliances, Avionics, Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Interoperability, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Radars, Support & Maintenance, Turkey, USA

TuAF F-16s(click to view full) More than 200 F-16 aircraft currently make up the backbone of Turkey’s current fighter fleet. On Sept 28/06, the US DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey of 30...