by Joe Katzman | Aug 15, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, DID site, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Strategic, Geographical Focus, Industry, L3 Communications, Logistics & Support, Military Overall, Naval Equipment, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Training & Exercises, USA
E-6B TACAMO (click to view full) The USA’s E-6 Mercury (aka. TACAMO, as in TAke Charge And Move Out) “survivable airborne communication system” airplanes support their Navy’s SSBN ballistic missile submarine force and overall strategic forces....
by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2023 | Americas, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, Field Reports, Geographical Focus, Industry, Land Equipment, Logistics & Support, News, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M3A3 Bradley CFV: Charge! (click to view full) In the 1970s, middle eastern wars demonstrated that tanks without infantry screens were vulnerable to infantry with anti-tank missiles. Unfortunately, armored personnel carriers were easy prey for enemy tanks, and...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 31, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Corporation, Europe, Geographical Focus, Heavy Bombers, Industry, Industry & Trends, Innovation, Logistics & Support, Northrop-Grumman, Procurement Innovations, Project Successes, Projects, Support Functions - Other, USA
All together now… (click to view full) Britain’s practice of “contracting for availability” for key equipment, rather than paying for spare parts and maintenance hours, may be its most significant defense procurement reform. In a world where...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 27, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, C4ISR, Canada, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, DID site, Electronics - General, Electronics & IT, FOCUS Articles, GE, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Logistics & Support, Middle East - Other, Middle East & Africa, Naval Equipment, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Rolls Royce, Surface Ships - Combat, Textron, UAVs, United Technologies, University-related, USA
MQ-8B Fire Scout (click to view full) A helicopter UAV is very handy for naval ships, and for armies who can’t always depend on runways. The USA’s RQ/MQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle has blazed a trail of firsts in this area, but its history is best...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 26, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Corporation, DID site, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, GE, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Logistics & Support, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Politics, Transport & Utility, USA
Aborted landing (click to view full) In January 2005, the U.S. Navy selected the US101 as the new “Marine One” baseline helicopter, for use by the President of the United States. The US101 is an American variant of AgustaWestland’s successful AW101...
