by Joe Katzman | Jun 11, 2015 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Finmeccanica, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, South Korea, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
KDX-III: DDG-991(click to view full) The Korean Destroyer eXperimental (KDX) surface combatant shipbuilding program involves 3 individual classes of ships. The 3 KDX-I Gwanggaeto Great Class ships are called destroyers, but at 3,800 tons, their size and armament more...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 3, 2015 | Boeing, DARPA, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Strategic, Launch Vehicles, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Outer Space, Power Projection, R&D - Contracted, Space, USA
FALCON HTVs(click to view full) The path toward a hypersonic space plane has been a slow one, filled with twists and turns one would expect given the technological leap involved. Speeds of Mach 8+ place tremendous heat and resistance stresses on a craft. Building a...
by Joe Katzman | May 21, 2015 | Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Electronics - General, France, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, USA
E-3F AWACS(click to view full) The French Armee de l’Air is upgrading its E-3F AWACS radar aircraft, in a $460 million program. The E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft is based on a militarized version of the Boeing 707-320B. It...
by Joe Katzman | May 8, 2015 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Europe - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, South Korea, Submarines, UUVs & USVs
Sohn Won-Yil & Nimitz(click to view full) The German Type 214 was selected by Korea over the French/Spanish Scorpene Class that has been ordered by Chile, India, and Malaysia. Some would argue that U-214s are the most advanced diesel-electric submarines on the...
by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2015 | BAE, Canada, Contracts - Intent, Issues - Political, Legal, Lobbying, Other Corporation, Submarines, Support & Maintenance
HMCS Victoria(click to view full) Canada’s aging fleet of Oberon class submarines had become simply too old to put in the water. In July 2000, their de facto retirement became official. The question was: what, if anything, would replace them? With long...
