USA’s Nimitz Class & UK’s Invincible Class (click to view full) Some nations have aircraft carriers. The USA has super-carriers. The French Charles De Gaulle Class nuclear carriers displace about 43,000t. India’s new Vikramaditya/ Admiral Gorshkov Class will have a similar displacement. The future British CVF Queen Elizabeth Class and related French PA2 Project are […]

USA’s Nimitz Class & UK’s Invincible Class (click to view full) Some nations have aircraft carriers. The USA has super-carriers. The French Charles De Gaulle Class nuclear carriers displace about 43,000t. India’s new Vikramaditya/ Admiral Gorshkov Class will have a similar displacement. The future British CVF Queen Elizabeth Class and related French PA2 Project are […]

USA’s Nimitz Class & UK’s Invincible Class (click to view full) Some nations have aircraft carriers. The USA has super-carriers. The French Charles De Gaulle Class nuclear carriers displace about 43,000t. India’s new Vikramaditya/ Admiral Gorshkov Class will have a similar displacement. The future British CVF Queen Elizabeth Class and related French PA2 Project are […]

As the U.S. decides who will be president for the next four years a review of procurement spending indicates that the Trump Administration has shown little difference in appropriations versus previous administrations, despite claims to have radically increased spending. The upshot is that the last four years saw about $2.9 in spending appropriated in inflation-adjusted […]

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F-35 AA-1(click to view full) Liberal versus Conservative politics are dominating the coverage of Canadian self examination of their defense procurement process. Conservatives came to power criticizing a broken and opaque process run by the Liberals, and now the Liberals are enjoying throwing similar barbs at the majority party. But in the fray, several interesting […]

JHL: QTR Concept(click to view full) In 2005, the US military and NASA announced the kickoff of the Army-led Joint Heavy Lift program, with the award of 5 contracts for the Concept Design and Analysis (CDA) of a Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) rotorcraft. This is a futuristic aircraft that’s imagined […]

General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems has just finished negotiations to produce 260 Pandur II armored combat vehicles for the Government of Portugal. Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH of Vienna, Austria, will be the program manager and system integrator for this $482 million (€365 million) contract, with participation from other General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems elements in Europe and vehicle co-production in Portugal. Read more...

As of Friday, February 3, 2006, the USA’s 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review has been released. As Title 10, Section 118 stipulates, the QDR’s Congressional mandate is: The Secretary of Defense shall every four years… conduct a comprehensive examination (to be known as a “quadrennial defense review”) of the national defense strategy, force structure, force modernization […]

The F-15K Strike Eagle made its first flight in St. Louis last week. Flown by Boeing Chief F-15 Test Pilot Joe Felock and Chief Weapons Systems Officer Rick Junkin, the F-15K completed an aggressive speed run easily surpassing Mach 2, accomplished both engine shut-downs and restarts, and passed instrument and avionics checks of primary backup systems.

Modern diesel submarines have advanced propulsion systems and coatings that eliminate echoes, many of these submarines cannot be detected with the current sonar technologies aboard the Navy's nuclear-powered submarines and surface ships. As nations in Asia and beyond race to buy advanced diesel submarines, Navy planners anticipate that adversaries will try to deny U.S. forces access to key strategic coastal areas. In response, the US Navy's Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) Task Force is preparing for that future with a new "concept of operations" that includes new tactics and new technologies....

Small Business qualifier Eyak Technology (EyakTek) LLC of Reston, VA received a $5 million firm-fixed-price contract for IT Unclassified and Classified Network Equipment and IT Systems. This sole-source contract was initiated on Dec. 13, 2004, and completion is expected by Aug. 31, 2005. Work will be performed in Fairfax, VA. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, VA issued the contract (HDTRA1-05-C-0014).

GovExec.com notes that the Defense Department is investigating a pool of former senior military and civilian Defense managers now working for government contractors for possible criminal violations of federal conflict-of-interest rules. The Defense Criminal Investigative Service(DCIS) is heading the investigation. They declined to say how many former officials were under investigation, but noted that most worked in the acquisition field. DCIS launched its review, known as the Senior Official Project, eight months ago. It covers former civilian and military managers who negotiated and managed large contracts at the Pentagon after 2001 and then went to work in the defense industry. The project was a result of the admission by former Air Force acquisition official Darleen Druyun admission that she favored Boeing in contract negotiations in exchange for jobs for herself and family members.

The Army News Service reports that the tiny Raven drone's aerial reconnaissance value has quickly earned the respect of battalion commanders in Iraq, filling a niche at the battalion level when larger UAVs are unavailable. The Raven is the result of fast-tracked development and procurement practices that began in 2002. More inside...

The US Department of Defense has submitted its FY 2007 budget request for $439.3 billion. This is 7% more than the FY 2006 request, but slightly less than the $441.5 billion eventually appropriated by Congress in the FY 2006 budget. Note that this is just the first step in a long process that involves bills […]