by Joe Katzman | Mar 14, 2013 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, France, Industry & Trends, Japan, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Protective Systems - Naval, R&D - Private, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
Dutch HNLMS Tromp(click to view full) As missile defense imperatives get stronger, and western defense budgets get weaker, one might expect both competition and cooperation to increase within this sector. That should be especially true around naval platforms, where...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 7, 2013 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Tanks & Mechanized, Testing & Evaluation, Textron, USA
M1117 @ Yaqubi.AF(click to view full) The M1117 armored car is already in use in Afghanistan, with the US Army (esp. Military Police) and with Bulgarian forces. Its combined .50 cal/ 40mm grenade turret offers more firepower than a Humvee, and its shape and...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Logistics Innovations, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Science - Basic Research, University-related, USA
JHU/APL photo The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is a not-for-profit division that works closely with the US military on a range of research topics. As a Navy University Affiliated Research Center, these capabilities have been established and...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 26, 2013 | Alliances, Avionics, Bases & Infrastructure, C4ISR, Contracts - Intent, Force Structure, Issues - International, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Northrop-Grumman, Projections & Assessments, Radars, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, Spotlight articles, Training & Exercises, Transformation, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
Saab S340-AEW(click to view full) The 21st century has seen a quiet transformation of the UAE’s armed forces. Advanced AWACS airborne early warning planes and air and missile defense systems are just the outward signs of a push from a collection of purchased...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 20, 2013 | Contracts - Awards
ALAS mock-up(click to view full) The usefulness of over the horizon light precision strike weapons is becoming clear to navies, recently became clear to land forces, and was always clear to air forces. Serbia’s Yugoimport has been working on an “Advanced...
