by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2014 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Lockheed Martin, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
Norwegian EEZ In February 2007, the Government of Norway announced a contract with Lockheed Martin to build new production service life extension kits for 6 Royal Norwegian Air Force P-3C/N Orion long-range maritime patrol aircraft, and offer engineering and other...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 27, 2014 | Americas - Other, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Field Innovations, Field Reports, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Marines, Forces - Special Ops, France, Industry & Trends, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Power Projection, Pre-RFP, Project Successes, R&D - Contracted, RFPs, Transformation, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA
Strong’s JPADS,Afghanistan(click to view full) The dilemma for airdropping supplies has always been a stark one. High-altitude airdrops often go badly astray and become useless or even counter-productive. Low-level paradrops face significant dangers from enemy...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 17, 2014 | Asia - Other, China, DCNS, Europe - Other, France, Issues - International, Legal, Other Corporation, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Combat, Thales
Kang Ding w. SH-60(click to view all) In 1991, Taiwan’s $2.8 billion buy of 6 Kang Ding Class multi-role stealth frigates from France, purchased the navy’s current high-end surface combatants. These ships are derivative of the Lafayette Class, which has...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 17, 2014 | Alliances, Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Force Structure, Interoperability, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Power Projection, Transport & Utility, United Technologies, USA
SAC 01: Come to Papa!(click to view full) The long-range C-17 Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft remains the backbone of US Air Mobility Command inter-theater transport around the world, and its ability to operate from shorter and rougher runways has made it...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 17, 2014 | Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Raytheon, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
ORP Gen. T. Kosciuszko(click to view full) The FFG-7 Oliver Hazard Perry Class of frigates successfully achieved the goal of fielding a lower-cost warship to bulk up numbers during the Cold War, and proved their ability to take a punch when the USS Stark survived an...
