by Joe Katzman | Dec 4, 2012 | Airbus, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Force Structure, Issues - Political, Logistics, Transport & Utility, USA
Czech AN-26(click to view full) The Czech Republic’s armed forces aren’t large enough to make large foreign commitments, but the country is a frequent participant in NATO missions abroad, and needs airlift capacity for use during domestic emergencies. It...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 3, 2012 | ABM, Contracts - Awards, Launch Vehicles, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Ballistic, Other Corporation, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Minotaur I(click to view full) Arms control treaties and other deactivations have left the USA with over 1,400 ballistic missile rocket motors in storage. The USAF’s Rocket Systems Launch Program looks at ways to reuse them for missile defense testing or...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 3, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Special Ops, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
Nov 30/12: International Development and Resources in Centreville, VA receives a $250 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract to provide aviation specialized support services in support of the US Special Operations Command, Technology Applications...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 3, 2012 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, France, Germany, Helicopters & Rotary, Raytheon, Surface Ships - Combat, Thales, USA
Farewell, Enterprise The world’s 1st nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, was officially inactivated on Dec 1/12. The US Army will proceed with a new acquisition for an Armed Scout helicopter, according to unnamed sources who talked with...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 2, 2012 | Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Intent, Logistics, Official Reports
(click to view full) Australia’s 2009 Defence White paper promised a number of programs, including an effort to rationalize the DoD’s storage and distribution network. The White Paper’s target involved consolidating 24 wholesale sites into 7,...
