by Joe Katzman | Feb 1, 2015 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, New Systems Tech, Policy - Doctrine, Surface Ships - Other, USA, Warfare - Lessons
MLP concept(click to view full) The Montford Point Class Mobile Landing Platform is intended to be a new class and type of auxiliary support ship, as part of the US Navy’s Maritime Prepositioning Force of the Future (MPF-F) program. They’re intended to...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 29, 2015 | Europe - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Power Projection, R&D - Private, Russia, Transport & Utility
AN-70(click to view full) Antonov’s AN-70 has had a long and difficult development history from its first studies and concepts in 1979. Roadblocks have included the dissolution of its sponsoring state in 1991, the crash of the initial prototype aircraft in a...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 23, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, France, Germany, Indonesia, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Pre-RFP, RFPs, Submarines, Turkey
Preveze Class(click to view larger) In 2006, the Turkish SSM procurement agency issued a request for information (RFI) for 4 more diesel-electric submarines. That RFI became an RFP for 6 diesel-electric submarines with air-independent propulsion systems, to replace...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 13, 2015 | FOCUS Articles, Laser & EM Weapons, New Systems Tech, Non-Lethal Weapons, Testing & Evaluation, Transformation, USA
ADS mounted on Hummer(click to view full) Airmen of the 820th Security Forces Group are busy these days. Not only are they conducting the user trial and training for the GSAT ShotSpotter + ScanEagle anti-sniper system, they’re also the first unit selected to...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 15, 2014 | Avionics, Brazil, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Other Corporation, Rumours, Russia
AH-2 Sabre(click to view full) Brazil’s defense budget saw a steep rise in the late 2000s, a necessary step after years of neglect. One of its priorities was to select an attack helicopter – something the country has not previously fielded to its Army or...
