by Joe Katzman | Oct 14, 2014 | Policy - Procurement, Russia
RFS Steregushchy(click to view full) Our reader survey is in your email box, and we really want to hear from you because we have great readers. Back on Sept 18/14, Daily Rapid Fire said: “Russian Prime Minister Medvedev gave government backing [Moscow Times] to...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 13, 2014 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, FOCUS Articles, France, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Tanks & Mechanized, Thales
VBCI(click to view full) Many European countries are abandoning tracked APCs entirely, for good or ill, and France is joining that trend by replacing its existing tracked AMX-10Ps with the 8×8 wheeled Vehicule Blinde de Combat d’Infanterie (Armored Infantry...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 12, 2014 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, France, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Testing & Evaluation, Training & Exercises, United Technologies, USA, Warfare - Trends
Shot across the bow(click to view full) The rocket-boosted, ramjet-powered GQM-163A was developed to simulate supersonic cruise missiles like the SS-N-22 Sunburn, Kh-31 (aka. AS-17 Krypton, which may have an anti-air AWACS-killer version), the Indo-Russian PJ-10...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 12, 2014 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Finmeccanica, Force Structure, Support & Maintenance, Transport & Utility, USA
G.222/ C-27A(click to view full) How did a half billion dollar program to provide transport aircraft to the Afghan air force go so badly wrong? The concept was sound, as tactical transportation of troops and supplies was designated as the ANAF’s top priority....
by Joe Katzman | Oct 12, 2014 | Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Force Structure, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Rockets, Rolls Royce, Shells & Mortar Rounds, Support Functions - Other, USA
IA-407(click to view full) In July 2008, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Iraq’s formal request to buy 24 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters that act as scouts, perform light close air support, and escort other helicopters on dangerous...
