by Joe Katzman | Sep 17, 2015 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Missiles - Surface-Air, Procurement Innovations, Support & Maintenance, Thales
Starstreak SP HVM(click to view full) In 1997, Britain introduced a unique entry to the world of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. Its dual-stage Starstreak High Velocity Missile flies at Mach 4+, uses advanced laser-guidance to home in on fast-flying aircraft,...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 15, 2015 | Budgets, Contracts - Modifications, Corporate Innovations, Field Innovations, Forces - Air, Forces - Marines, Forces - Naval, Logistics Innovations, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Public Partnering, R&D - Contracted, Spotlight articles, Support & Maintenance, USA
B-52H: to 2030?(click to view full) The current US Air Force fleet, whose planes are more than 26 years old on average, is the oldest in USAF history. It won’t keep that title for very long. Many transport aircraft and aerial refueling tankers are more than 40...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 10, 2015 | Boeing, Issues - Political, Launch Vehicles, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnerships & Consortia, USA
Boeing Delta IV Back in May 2005, DID discussed Boeing & Lockheed’s plans to merge their space launch units into a single joint venture company. That effort has been on hold for quite some time now, but the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has just granted...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 3, 2015 | Contracts - Awards
DDG 110 & MH-60S(click to view full) Technically, the Ticonderoga Class cruisers sit at the pinnacle of the US Navy’s surface combatant fleet. They’re no longer being built, however, and the growing preponderance of Arleigh Burke Class destroyers in...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 3, 2015 | BAE, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Remote Weapons Systems, Sensors & Guidance, Tanks & Mechanized, Thales
Norway’s CV90-30IFV, Afghanistan(click to view full) In June 2012, Norway began a NOK 10 billion/ $1.68 billion program to upgrade and build CV90 tracked armored vehicles, and field unmanned air and ground vehicles, as part of the Army’s largest military...
