by Joe Katzman | Jul 21, 2014 | Avionics, BAE, Boeing, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Rumours, Transport & Utility, USA
C-130 AMP cockpit(click to view larger) The USA’s C-130E/H medium air transport fleet suffers from 2 key problems: (1) many aircraft, especially Air National Guard planes, aren’t flyable, or won’t remain so much longer; and (2) their avionics are too...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 20, 2014 | Americas - Other, ATK, Budgets, Contracts - Intent, Finmeccanica, Forces - Special Ops, New Systems Tech, Specialty Aircraft, Transformation, Transport & Utility, USA, Warfare - Trends
C-27J 3-view(click to view full) In mid-2008 Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) made a $32 million budget reprogramming request in order to buy a C-27J light tactical transport plane and convert it into a small prototype AC-XX gunship, using...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 17, 2014 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Middle East - Other, Transport & Utility
EAF C-295M concept(click to view full) In addition to its larger AN-74 and C-130 military transports, Egypt also operates a small fleet of very old DHC-5 Buffalo aircraft, which need replacing. Canada’s Viking Air has a notional design for an modern DHC-5NG...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 17, 2014 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Finmeccanica, Specialty Aircraft, Turkey
ATR-72 ASW(click to view full) In July 2005, Turkey’s SSM defence procurement authority signed a contract to meet its Meltem III requirement for 10 maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. It ordered a dedicated version of the ATR 72-500...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 16, 2014 | BAE, Contracts - Intent, Force Structure, General Dynamics, Iraq, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, Tanks & Mechanized, Trucks & Transport, USA
Iraqi M1A1(click to view full) Tanks often decide battles, unless aircraft are around. Iraq had a lot of unfriendly visits by the USAF from 1991-2003, which left the largest armored force in the region looking to rebuild their armored corps from zero. Early donations...
