by Joe Katzman | Nov 17, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Events, Germany, Indonesia, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Tanks & Mechanized
Marder 1A3(click to view full) In August 2012, reports emerged that Indonesia had made a deal with Germany to buy heavy tanks and infantry carriers, after the Dutch had demurred. The Indonesian Army has a long record of human rights abuses, which sparked considerable...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 17, 2013 | Americas - Other, Bombs - Smart, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, France, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Guns - Personal Weapons, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Missiles - Air-Air, Other Corporation, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, USA
FAC Kfir C7(click to view larger) Years of unswerving pressure from the Colombian army wore down the narco-terrorist FARC. Much of that pressure was led by the popular (former) President Uribe, who ruled out a bid for constitutional amendments and an attempt at a 3rd...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 13, 2013 | Boeing, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, USA
F-22A Raptor(click to view full) The 5th-generation F-22A Raptor fighter program has been the subject of fierce controversy, with advocates and detractors aplenty. On the one hand, the aircraft offers full stealth, revolutionary radar and sensor capabilities, dual...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 12, 2013 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, RFPs, Rumours, Tanks & Mechanized
Croatian AMVs(click to view full) Many European countries are currently in the process of acquiring wheeled armored personnel carriers, from former East-Bloc nations replacing their old Soviet BTRs, to NATO countries buying lighter and less protected equipment as...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 11, 2013 | ATK, BAE, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, ECM, Electronics - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Protective Systems - Naval, R&D - Contracted, Radars, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Thales, USA
USS Philippine Sea(click to view full) A quick look at almost any modern warship shows a bewildering array of gear on its mast and upper surfaces. These “topside apertures” serve an array of functions, from communications, to data transmission, to...
