by Joe Katzman | Nov 11, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Sensors & Guidance, USA
G4 on RDAF F-16(click to view full) The Royal Danish Air Force still flies 30 F-16AM/BMs, improved to Mid-Life Upgrade standard. They’ve traditionally relied on Lockheed Martin’s AAQ-13/AAQ-14 pair of LANTIRN navigation and targeting pods, and a major...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 10, 2013 | Memoriam
On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, in 1918, the guns ceased. This day is honored all over the world, albeit in different ways. It is honored here, and we will not be publishing today. During Remembrance Day, the British Commonwealth countries...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 5, 2013 | Asia - Other, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Issues - International, MBDA, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Rumours, Surface Ships - Combat
Indonesian SIGMA(click to view full) Vietnam’s growing economy, and China’s aggressive stance in the South China Sea, are pushing the country to begin a long-delayed military modernization program. Most of the equipment comes from Vietnam’s...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 4, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Policy - Personnel, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, Support Functions - Other, Think Tanks, USA
The Institute for Defense Analysis in Alexandria, VA recently received a 5-year indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $888.8 million, for research and analysis from the 3 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) they run. Just...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 4, 2013 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Canada, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Force Structure, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Logistics, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, United Technologies, USA
Chartered Mi-8, ISAF(click to view full) Afghanistan has been a tough test for the NATO alliance. Thus far, the report is mixed. While a number of allied countries have committed troops, few of the NATO countries’ available helicopters have been committed,...
