by Joe Katzman | Aug 5, 2025 | Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Helicopters & Rotary, Policy - Procurement, Spotlight articles, United Technologies, USA
US Army HH-60Ms (click to view full) In July 2012, the US military signed another huge contract with Sikorsky. With production of the Army’s HH/UH-60M, and the Navy’s MH-60S and MH-60R helicopters, all in full swing, there’s no question about the...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 1, 2025 | Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, FOCUS Articles, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Indonesia, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Rumours, Saudi Arabia, Signals Radio & Wireless, South Korea, Support Functions - Other, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
AH-64 in Afghanistan (click to view full) The AH-64 Apache will remain the US Army’s primary armed helicopter for several more decades, thanks to the collapse of the RAH-66 Comanche program, and the retirement sans replacement of the US Army’s Armed...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 29, 2025 | Airbus, Avionics, BAE, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Expeditionary Warfare, Finmeccanica, Force Structure, Forces - Marines, France, GE, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Transformation, United Technologies, USA
CH-53K concept (click to view full) The U.S. Marines have a problem. They rely on their CH-53E Super Stallion medium-heavy lift helicopters to move troops, vehicles, and supplies off of their ships. But the helicopters are wearing out. Fast. The pace demanded by the...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 23, 2025 | Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Precision Attack, Russia, Spotlight articles, USA
JASSM-ER from B-1B (click to view full) The 2,000 pound AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) is intended to be a stealthy, inexpensive GPS/IIR (Global Positioning system/ Imaging InfraRed) guided cruise missile. It’s designed to attack...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 22, 2025 | Aircraft, Americas, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, Delivery & Task Orders, DID site, ECM, Electronics & IT, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, IT - Software & Integration, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Specialty Aircraft, USA
EA-18G at Pax The USA’s electronic attack fighters are a unique, overworked, and nearly obsolete capability. With the retirement of the US Air Force’s long-range EF-111 Raven “Spark ‘Vark,” the aging 4-seat EA-6B Prowlers became the...
