by Joe Katzman | Nov 13, 2011 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Missiles - Air-Air, Raytheon, USA
Malaysian F/A-18D:Bersama Shield 2010(click to view full) Malaysia has an unusual air fleet, which includes Russian MiG-29s and very advanced SU-30MKMs, alongside 8 of Boeing’s F/A-18D Hornets. Southeast Asia is crowded, and contested claims over rich local...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 11, 2011 | DID site, Memoriam
On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, in 1918, the guns ceased. During Remembrance Day, the British Commonwealth countries remember those who came before, and those who came after, and all who have given in their nation’s service. John...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 10, 2011 | Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Events, Fighters & Attack, France, Issues - Political, Nuclear Weapons, Policy - Doctrine, Specialty Aircraft, Think Tanks, USA
* US NAVAIR performs the 1st steam catapult launch of its carrier-borne F-35C Lightning II fighter, from its land testing facility at NAS Patuxent River, MD. Short video at the bottom of this entry. * Should the US DoD be restricted to buying only steel melted in the...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 9, 2011 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, IT - General, Other Corporation, USA
Latest updates: 2 more firms added. (click to visit) In September 2011, US Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific in Pearl Harbor, HI awarded a new emergency engineering and infrastructure umbrella contract to 4 firms. Up to $900 million could be up for grabs...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2011 | Americas - Other, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., China, Electronics - General, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, L3 Communications, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Transport & Utility, USA
The steady rise in the number and variety of electronic systems in military equipment has spawned 2 trends. One has been reduced readiness, as multiplying points of failure consistently push readiness rates down and maintenance costs up, for each successive generation...
