by Joe Katzman | Mar 3, 2014 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, USA
IOTV: key features(click to view full) The USA’s Interceptor OTV (Outer Tactical Vest) Body Armor, and its SAPI/ESAPI ceramic plate inserts, offer a significant improvement over its 1990s predecessors in terms of both weight and protection. After episodic issues...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 23, 2014 | Ammunition, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, Guns - Naval, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
AGS fires LRLAP(click to view full) It’s easy to forget that the original rationale for the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class centered around naval gunfire support for troops ashore, as the ship’s estimated costs have risen and its missions have proliferated. Heavily...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 17, 2014 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Lockheed Martin, Pre-RFP, RFPs, Specialty Aircraft
Polish F-16C(click to view full) Poland is looking for at least 16 Lead-in Fighter Trainer (LIFT) aircraft to replace its aged fleet of over 100 PZL Mielec TS-11 Iskra trainer jets. The Iskras were initially going to be retired by 2009, but the tender’s...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 17, 2014 | ATK, BAE, Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Middle East - Other, Transport & Utility, USA
Kuwaiti C-17(click to view full) In September 2010, Kuwait added itself to the list of existing and potential Gulf Cooperation Council C-17 customers. Within the Gulf Cooperation Council, both Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have bought the aircraft, even though...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 17, 2014 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Events, Finmeccanica, France, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Partnerships & Consortia, Satellites & Sensors, Thales, Warfare - Lessons
(click to view full) In February 2010, a EUR 280 million contract launched the Athena-Fidus (Access on THeatres for European allied forces NAtions-French Italian Dual Use Satellite) satellite program. The program is similar to the concept behind the US/Australian WGS,...
