by Joe Katzman | May 22, 2013 | Americas - Other, Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Other Corporation, Russia, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Thales
USAF F-16s, FAP MiG-29Sand Mirage 2000DP(click to view full) Peru’s 12 Mirage 2000C/B and 18 MiG-29S fighters form the backbone of its current multi-role fighter fleet, alongside old SU-22 strike fighters and specialized SU-25 close air support jets. The Mirages...
by Joe Katzman | May 21, 2013 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, UAVs, USA
British AH Mk.1(click to view full) In April 2013, the US DSCA forwarded Britain’s formal export request to replenish its Hellfire missile stocks, which had been drawn down by the fighting in Afghanistan and Libya. Britain already uses Hellfire missiles on its...
by Joe Katzman | May 17, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, ECM, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Transport & Utility, USA
[youtube:v=4ahXTx-NlXc]The problemclick for video On May 15/13, the US DSCA announced a pair of official export requests to provide and install Northrop Grumman’s AN/AAQ-24(V) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM), for use on Oman and Qatar’s...
by Joe Katzman | May 15, 2013 | Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, France, Germany, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, MBDA, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Precision Attack, Missiles - Surface-Air, Partnerships & Consortia, Protective Systems - Naval
CAMM-M launch(click to view full) In mid-May 2013, MBDA signed an MoU with Lockheed Martin that has the potential to shake up the naval missile industry. It sounds innocuous: both companies agree to jointly explore the market for the integration of MBDA naval missile...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 24, 2013 | BAE, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Events, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, RFPs, Rolls Royce, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Bradley puts on wear(click to view full) The US Army’s Heavy Brigade Combat Teams have relied on BAE’s 30+ ton Bradley family of M2/3/6/7 vehicles for a variety of combat functions, from armed infantry carrier and cavalry scout roles, to specialized tasks...
