by Joe Katzman | Aug 29, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Corporation, Geographical Focus, Heavy Bombers, Industry, Logistics & Support, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
B-52H: flyin’ low, dyin’ slow… (click to view full) Officially, it’s the B-52H Stratofortress. Unofficially, it’s the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F–cker). Either way, this subsonic heavy bomber remains the mainstay of the U.S. strategic...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 23, 2023 | Americas, Asia, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Corporation, Design Innovations, DID site, Europe, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, General Dynamics, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Israel, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Middle East & Africa, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Oshkosh, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Politics, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Raytheon, T&C - SAIC, Thales, USA
Ultra APV demonstrator (click to view full) In an age of non-linear warfare, where front lines are nebulous at best and non-existent at worst, one of the biggest casualties is… the concept of unprotected rear echelon vehicles, designed with the idea that...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 23, 2023 | ABM, Americas, Asia, ATK, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Corporation, Electronics & IT, Geographical Focus, IAI, India, Industry, Israel, Issues - International, Lockheed Martin, Logistics & Support, Middle East - Other, Middle East & Africa, Military Overall, Missiles - Surface-Air, Ordnance & Guns, Other Corporation, Politics, Project Methodologies, Projects, Radars, RAFAEL, Raytheon, Testing & Evaluation, Training & Exercises, USA
Arrow test concept (click to view full) In a dawning age of rogue states, ballistic missile defenses are steadily become a widely accepted necessity. Iran is widely believed to be developing nuclear capabilities, and Israeli concerns were heightened after Iranian...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 22, 2023 | Airbus, Aircraft, Americas, Asia, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Canada, Corporation, DID site, Europe, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Finmeccanica, Force Structure, GE, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Logistics & Support, Military Overall, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Politics, Power Projection, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, RFPs, Rumours, Russia, South Korea, Specialty Aircraft, Spotlight articles, Testing & Evaluation, Transport & Utility, United Technologies, USA
KC-135: Old as the hills… (click to view full) DID’s FOCUS articles cover major weapons acquisition programs – and no program is more important to the USAF than its aerial tanker fleet renewal. In January 2007, the big question was whether there...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 17, 2023 | Americas, Asia, Asia - Central, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, DID site, Electronics & IT, Europe, FOCUS Articles, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Israel, Japan, Middle East & Africa, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, Ordnance & Guns, Sensors & Guidance, Singapore, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
Harpoon in flight (click to view full) The sub-sonic, wave-skimming GM-84 Harpoon is the US Navy’s sole anti-shipping missile, with the minor exception of small helicopter-borne AGM-119B Penguin missiles. The Harpoon has been adapted into several variants, and...
