by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Asia, Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Corporation, DID site, Electronics - General, Electronics & IT, FOCUS Articles, Geographical Focus, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Indonesia, Industry, Innovation, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Logistics & Support, Middle East & Africa, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Rumours, Saudi Arabia, Signals Radio & Wireless, South Korea, Support Functions - Other, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
AH-64 in Afghanistan (click to view full) The AH-64 Apache will remain the US Army’s primary armed helicopter for several more decades, thanks to the collapse of the RAH-66 Comanche program, and the retirement sans replacement of the US Army’s Armed...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Asia, Asia - Central, BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, DID site, Electronics & IT, Europe, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, France, General Atomics, Geographical Focus, Germany, Industry, Industry & Trends, Innovation, Logistics & Support, Middle East & Africa, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Politics, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Raytheon, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, Transformation, Turkey, UAVs, USA, Warfare - Trends
0 Reaper, ready… (click to view full) The MQ-9 Reaper UAV, once called “Predator B,” is somewhat similar to the famous Predator. Until you look at the tail. Or its size. Or its weapons. It’s called “Reaper” for a reason: while it...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 7, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Americas - Other, Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Corporation, Design Innovations, DID site, Events, Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, GE, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Logistics & Support, Logistics Innovations, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, News, Northrop-Grumman, People, Policy - Procurement, Specialty Aircraft, Spotlight articles, USA
Breakthrough… (click to view full) The US Navy flies the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighters, and has begun operating the EA-18G Growler electronic warfare & strike aircraft. Many of these buys have been managed out of common multi-year procurement (MYP)...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 7, 2023 | Americas, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Corporation, DID site, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Europe, Forces - Strategic, General Dynamics, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Issues - Political, Military Overall, Naval Equipment, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Nuclear Weapons, Politics, R&D - Contracted, Spotlight articles, Submarines, USA, Warfare - Trends, WMD
SSBN-X concept (click to view full) The US Navy needs new SSBN nuclear missile submarines. Their existing Ohio Class boats will begin to retire at a rate of 1 hull per year, beginning in 2027, as they reach the end of their 42-year operational lifetimes. Hence SSBN-X,...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 6, 2023 | ABM, Aircraft, Americas, Americas - Other, Asia, Avionics, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, DID site, Electronics & IT, Events, FOCUS Articles, Geographical Focus, India, Industry, Innovation, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Logistics & Support, New Systems Tech, News, Northrop-Grumman, Ordnance & Guns, Radars, Raytheon, Rolls Royce, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, United Technologies, USA
(click to view full) Northrop Grumman’s E-2C Hawkeye is a carrier-capable “mini-AWACS” aircraft, designed to give long-range warning of incoming aerial threats. Secondary roles include strike command and control, land and maritime surveillance,...
