by Joe Katzman | Oct 8, 2013 | Avionics, Brazil, Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Israel, Other Corporation
AMX/A-1 light fighter(click to view full) In the late 1980s, Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) and Aermacchi launched The AMX project, a joint Italian/Brazilian program to create a lead-in fighter trainer and light attack aircraft. The result was a...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 6, 2013 | Air Reconnaissance, Contracts - Awards, DCNS, Electronics - General, France, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Radars, Sensors & Guidance, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Thales
Atlantique 2(click to view full) France is the latest country to discover the usefulness of maritime patrol aircraft over land, as Atlantique aircraft over Mali went beyond mere surveillance to deliver “buddy-designated” Paveway-II laser guided bombs. DGA...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2013 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Expeditionary Warfare, Forces - Marines, General Dynamics, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Interoperability, Leadership & People, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Pre-RFP, RFPs, Shells & Mortar Rounds, Spotlight articles, Thales, Trucks & Transport, USA
EFSS Concept(click to view full) The U.S. Marine Corps sees the 120mm Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) mortar as the 3rd leg of its expeditionary fire support triad. EFSS will be the short-range but easily transportable counterpart to the reduced-weight M777...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 26, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, Guns - under 20mm direct, USA
M2HB: “Aroint thee!”(click to view full) Built since the 1920s, the reliable, powerful, air-cooled .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning Machine Gun (aka. “Ma Deuce”) is still one of the world’s most effective heavy machine guns. It can be...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 25, 2013 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Forces - Marines, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted, UAVs, USA
K-MAX: where’s Waldo?(click to view full) Unmanned drones for aerial surveillance are routine now. UAV systems that can use weapons are also routine. What isn’t routine yet is cargo resupply, but the Marines were asking for it in Afghanistan. That’s...
