by Joe Katzman | Jun 14, 2023 | Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Forces - Marines, Forces - Special Ops, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Transport & Utility, USA
RAAF C-130J-30, flares (click to view full) The C-130 Hercules remains one of the longest-running aerospace manufacturing programs of all time. Since 1956, over 40 models and variants have served as the tactical airlift backbone for over 50 nations. The C-130J looks...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 9, 2023 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Fighters & Attack, General Atomics, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Small Business, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Combat, Transport & Utility, University-related, USA
EMALS Components (click to view full) As the US Navy continues to build its new CVN-21 Gerald R. Ford Class carriers, few technologies are as important to their success as the next-generation EMALS (Electro-MAgnetic Launch System) catapult. The question is whether...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 6, 2023 | Contracts - Awards, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Procurement, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
DDG-110 Construction (click to view full) In April 2009 Bath and Ingalls agreed to the Navy’s surface combatant plans, thus heralding a significant restructuring within the American naval shipbuilding community. Under the agreements, the USA would end production...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 5, 2023 | Americas - Other, Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Design Innovations, Events, Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, GE, Logistics Innovations, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, People, Policy - Procurement, Specialty Aircraft, Spotlight articles, USA
Breakthrough… (click to view full) The US Navy flies the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighters, and has begun operating the EA-18G Growler electronic warfare & strike aircraft. Many of these buys have been managed out of common multi-year procurement (MYP)...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 2, 2023 | Air Reconnaissance, Boeing, C4ISR, FOCUS Articles, General Atomics, Issues - International, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Raytheon, RFPs, Rolls Royce, Transformation, UAVs, USA
BAMS Operation Concept (click to view full) The world’s P-3 Orion fleets have served for a long time, and many are reaching the end of their lifespans. In the USA, and possibly beyond, the new P-8 Poseidon Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft will take up the...
