by Joe Katzman | Jun 1, 2023 | Airbus, Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Boeing, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Field Innovations, FOCUS Articles, GE, India, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Project Failures, Radars, Raytheon, Small Business, Specialty Aircraft, USA
P-8A Poseidon (click to view full) Maritime surveillance and patrol is becoming more and more important, but the USA’s P-3 Orion turboprop fleet is falling apart. The P-7 Long Range Air ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Capable Aircraft program to create an improved...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 1, 2023 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Specialty Aircraft, Spotlight articles, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
P-3 Orion, armed – note Sidewinder (click to view full) The P-3 Orion remains the USA’s main maritime patrol aircraft, and is also finding use in overland surveillance roles despite the fleet’s age. Earlier DID articles have noted the extra effort...
by Joe Katzman | May 31, 2023 | Asia - Central, BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, France, General Atomics, Germany, Industry & Trends, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Raytheon, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, Transformation, Turkey, UAVs, USA, Warfare - Trends
0 Reaper, ready… (click to view full) The MQ-9 Reaper UAV, once called “Predator B,” is somewhat similar to the famous Predator. Until you look at the tail. Or its size. Or its weapons. It’s called “Reaper” for a reason: while it...
by Joe Katzman | May 29, 2023 | 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 | May 26, 2023 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Heavy Bombers, Industry & Trends, Northrop-Grumman, Procurement Innovations, Project Successes, 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...
