by Joe Katzman | Aug 4, 2011 | Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Radars, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
Before: AH-64A(click to view full) The United Arab Emirates is best known for its city of Dubai, an ultra-modern port city that has become the trading and commercial hub of the Middle East. As a May 2005 article in National Defense Magazine notes, however, it has also...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 3, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Issues - Political, Legal, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Russia, Support Functions - Other, USA
Iraqi Mi-17, armed(click to view full) Iraq’s Mi-17 medium transport and multi-role helicopters currently form the high end of the IqAF’s rotary-wing fleet, and their use has paced the air force’s slow rebuilding. They support both regular and...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 31, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Medical, Small Business, USA
Walter Reed Army Hospital(click to view full) July 25/11: Medical care is becoming a significant item in the US defense budget, and its growth is a source of concern. Most of that relates to health care benefits, but the US military also pays to staff its facilities...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 31, 2011 | Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, USA
Latest updates: Article closed after 2011. Located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the British Indian Ocean territory of Diego Garcia is a key strategic base that acts as a staging area for navy ships, long-range bombers, aerial tankers, and other military assets...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 31, 2011 | Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, Transport & Utility, USA
USAF C-37A(click to view larger) On July 27/11, the Pentagon announced a $26.8 million contract to Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. in Savannah, GA to buy 1 leased aircraft, in accordance with option terms of the contract. Research reveals that the plane is a C-37A...
