by Joe Katzman | Jul 10, 2014 | Boeing, Issues - Political, Launch Vehicles, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation
SpaceX Falcon(click to view full) On April 25/14, aerospace innovator SpaceX filed suit in US Federal District Court against the US government and the firm’s ULA competitor. Their legal challenge centers around the USAF’s multi-year sole-source, 36-core...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 10, 2014 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Intent, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Submarines
German U206A(click to view full) At the end of March 2011 Jane’s reported that the Thai government had agreed to buy 2 of Germany’s retired Type 206A diesel electric submarines, for a bargain price of about $220 million. There was reportedly an agreement...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 9, 2014 | Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, Transport & Utility, United Technologies, USA
RAF C-17(click to view full) In 2000 the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a 7-year ‘lease-and-support’ agreement with Boeing and the United States Air Force for the use of 4 Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs (3 + 1 “active reserve”) for...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 1, 2014 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Boeing, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, Helicopters & Rotary, Honeywell, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Rumours, Russia, Small Business, Support & Maintenance, USA
Used to be ours…(click to view full) Back in 1991, Canada’s Mulroney government sold the country’s CH-47 Chinook medium-lift helicopter fleet to the Dutch. They cost a lot to maintain and operate, and Canada didn’t need them anyway. Or so they...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 29, 2014 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Coastal & Littoral, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance
Pacific 24 RIB(click to view full) Britain’s Royal Navy, Royal Marines, British Army, and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Police have about 1,450 small boats that need to be maintained. They include offshore raiding craft, pontoons up to 50 metres in length,...
