by Joe Katzman | Oct 21, 2012 | Airbus, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Events, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, USA, UUVs & USVs, Warfare - Lessons
Seafox Mk.II(click to view full) Rising tensions in the Persian Gulf, coupling increasingly bellicose actions by Iran with pointed American warnings, have left international navies thinking hard about how to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for oil traffic. Naval mines,...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 18, 2012 | Airbus, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Precision Attack, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Russia, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Testing & Evaluation, UAVs, USA
* Kongberg’s stealthy, sub-sonic Naval Strike Missile has just finished its 1st shipboard launch tests, and performed successfully. The market for naval missiles is crowded, but Kongsberg believes that the new F-35 fighter may give it an important edge. * The US...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 17, 2012 | Asia - Central, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Forces - Special Ops, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, United Technologies, USA
US SOCOM “U-28A”(click to view full) In October 2012, Sierra Nevada Corp. in Sparks, NV received a contract for 18 uniquely modified Pilatus PC-12/47E aircraft, which will be used by Afghan National Army Special Operations Forces. Sierra Nevada will handle...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 16, 2012 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Engineering Vehicles, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, USA, Warfare - Trends
ILAV w. MCATS(click to view full) The global trend toward mine-resistant vehicles has become unmistakable, and Iraq was the catalyst and proving ground. RG-31s of the US 101st Airborne and Australian Bushmasters were the first examples in Iraq, followed by the M1117...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 15, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
688I-Class SSN: Drydocking(click to view full) The USA has 2 big submarine manufacturers, and a fleet of submarines that needs maintenance. Which means that both Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. and General Dynamics Electric Boat receive contracts to support the US...
