by Joe Katzman | Apr 12, 2024 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Field Reports, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Marines, Forces - Special Ops, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Radars, Transformation, UAVs, USA
ScanEagle launch (click to view full) ScanEagle’s base Insight UAV platform was originally developed by Washington state’s Insitu, Inc. to track dolphins and tuna from fishing boats, in order to ensure that the fish you buy in supermarkets is...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 21, 2024 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance
Super Tucano Embraer’s EMB-314 Super Tucano trainer and light attack turboprop continues to rack up global orders, solidifying its position as the globe’s pre-eminent manned counter-insurgency aircraft. The latest order set of about $180 million expands...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 16, 2024 | Contracts - Awards, Missiles - Precision Attack, Project Successes, Raytheon, USA
Block IV Cutaway (click to view full) Block IV Tomahawk is the current generation of the Tomahawk family of cruise missiles. The BGM-109 Tomahawk family began life in the 1980s as sub-sonic, low-flying nuclear strike weapons, before being developed into long-range...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 15, 2024 | Contracts - Awards, GE, General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Spotlight articles, Transformation, UAVs, United Technologies, USA
UCAS-D/ N-UCAS concept (click to view full) The idea of UAVs with full stealth and combat capabilities has come a long way, quickly. Air forces around the world are pursuing R&D programs, but in the USA, progress is being led by the US Navy. Their interest is...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 8, 2024 | Alliances, Australia & S. Pacific, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, Germany, Issues - International, IT - Software & Integration, Japan, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Project Management, Protective Systems - Naval, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, Testing & Evaluation, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
RIM-162: sections (click to view full) The RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) is used to protect ships from attacking missiles and aircraft, and is designed to counter supersonic maneuvering anti-ship missiles. Compared to the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, ESSM is...
