by Joe Katzman | Jul 15, 2012 | Airbus, Americas - Other, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Elbit Systems, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Public Partnering, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Thales, Training & Exercises
Hawk LIFT(click to view full) Back in October 2006, an $840 million contract for BAE’s Hawk LIFT trainers aimed to provide advanced jet training for both Royal Air Force and Royal Navy pilots, as part of the consolidated UK Military Flying Training System...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 13, 2012 | Americas - Other, Boeing, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Engines - Aircraft, Events, Fighters & Attack, France, MBDA, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, R&D - Private, Russia, Science - Basic Research, Testing & Evaluation, UAVs, United Technologies, USA
* HawkerBeechcraft has begun low-rate production of its own AT-6C FAC turboprop, “in response to significant indications of interest around the world.” * Unlucky day yesterday for 2 Colombian EMB-314 Drakos (Super Tucano) pilots, whose light attack/...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 11, 2012 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Intelligence & PsyOps, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, T&C - Booz Allen, T&C - SAIC, USA
In July 2012, the “Virginia Contracting Activity” accepted 10 firms into the $5.6 billion “Solutions for Intelligence Analysis II” program. It succeeds the original December 2007 SITA contract, which consolidated over 30 different contracts...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 10, 2012 | Airbus, BAE, Bombs - Smart, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Germany, Industry & Trends, MBDA, Missiles - Air-Air, R&D - Contracted
Future Typhoonweapons array?(click to view full) At the opening of the Farnborough 2012 defense exhibition, British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the Eurofighter’s future: “Typhoon’s growth potential is huge and the four partner nations,...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 9, 2012 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility
Latest updates: ISR ground stations delivered, project progress report. Finnish C-295M(click to view full) In May 2006, the Finnish Air Force officially selected EADS CASA’s C-295M as its next generation tactical transport aircraft. They will replace...
