by Joe Katzman | Jul 9, 2012 | Australia & S. Pacific, Bombs - Smart, Brazil, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, France, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Radars, Raytheon, United Technologies
* France has begun qualification trials of Sagem/MBDA’s dual-mode laser/GPS-guided SBU-64 AASM Hammer rocket-assisted smart bombs. * Meanwhile, Raytheon found a novel way to integrate its competing Enhanced Paveway laser/GPS smart bombs onto France’s...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 8, 2012 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Support Functions - Other, Transport & Utility, USA
This is the end…(click to view full) In July 2012, Boeing in Long Beach, CA received a $500 million contract for the orderly transfer of the manufacturing assets and data used to produce the C-17A Globemaster III heavy transport, once production ends. Work will...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 6, 2012 | Airbus, Asia - Other, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Events, Fighters & Attack, France, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, USA
* A parliamentary majority opposed to buying the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has emerged in the Netherlands. Despite lobbying from the MvD, and 2 planes ordered already, the issue seems set to come to a vote. If the vote goes badly, the cost of ending the...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 4, 2012 | Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Signals Radio & Wireless, Thales, Transformation, Trucks & Transport
Latest updates: Australia commits to more – up to 214 more, incl. a new role. Bushmaster & ASLAV(click to view full) Australia’s “Hardened and Networked Army” push led them to adopt the v-hulled, mine resistant Bushmaster vehicles, long...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 4, 2012 | Contracts - Intent, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, USA
Kuwaiti Longbow(click to view full) June 28/12: The US DSCA announces [PDF] Kuwait’s request for 300 AGM-114R3 Hellfire II missiles, with the new triple-mode fragmentation/ blast/ armor piercing warhead. The Kuwaitis are also requesting missile containers, spare...
