by Joe Katzman | Dec 30, 2011 | Budgets, India, IT - Cyber-Security, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Remote Weapons Systems, Rockets, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
DID would like to wish all of our readers a Happy New Year! * So, what milestones does India’s Ministry of Defence want to highlight from 2011? * Dynamint Nobel is still working on its classic Panzerfaust, whose modern versions have proven quite popular. The...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 28, 2011 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, USA
EO-5C “Crazy Hawk” The US military’s Dash-7 derived “Crazy Hawk”/ Airborne Reconnaissance Low aircraft use their short-field takeoff capabilities and array of imaging, signals collection, and radar sensors to monitor developments on the...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 27, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Explosives, Mines & Countermine-IED, Other Corporation, USA, Warfare - Lessons
MPLC In December 2011, Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense in Simsbury, CT received a $10.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for 3,000 Man Portable Line Charge Systems that can fire rope-shaped plastic explosives for remote detonation, and 206 Inert Training...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 27, 2011 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Japan, Legal, Northrop-Grumman, Scandals & Investigations, UAVs, USA
* Japan’s government decided to ease its arms exports policies set in the 60s and 70s. * The United Kingdom may involve the private sector in running defense procurement. Chief of Defence Materiel Bernard Gray and Minister for Defence Equipment Peter Luff will...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 26, 2011 | Elbit Systems, Policy - Personnel, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Transport & Utility, USA
C-23 landing, Kuwait(click to view full) M7 Aerospace became an Elbit Systems of America subsidiary in December 2010. Its 6 integrated business segments include Aerostructures Manufacturing; Government Logistics Support Services; Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul;...