by Joe Katzman | Jan 12, 2011 | Coastal & Littoral, Domestic Security, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Forces - Marines, France, Guest Articles, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Issues - Political, Simulation & Training, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, USA
(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 12, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Medical, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in Bridgewater, NJ received a fixed-price incentive contract to provide worldwide comprehensive dental care coverage to TRICARE Dental Program (TDP) beneficiaries. At preset, this includes over 1.9 million beneficiaries, mostly family...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 12, 2011 | ECM, Elbit Systems, IAI, Israel, South Korea, Transport & Utility
ROKAF CN-235(click to view full) The 70/30 Elbit/IAI joint venture Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd. recently announced a $29 million contract to supply the Korean Government’s CN-235 transporters with Airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) Suites and Missile Warning...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 11, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Design Innovations, FOCUS Articles, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Methodologies, Raytheon, Small Business, Transformation, USA
NETFIRES concept(click to view larger) The basic concept of NETFIRES is to develop a family of artillery-like precision attack missiles based upon a vertical launcher design. Yet the idea goes far beyond that simple description. The NETFIRES CLU box launcher is...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 10, 2011 | Avionics, Bombs - Smart, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Events, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Force Structure
Italian Tornado IDS(click to view full) In late December 2010, the Italian Air Force signed a EUR 96 million ($127.7 million) contract with the Panavia consortium to begin upgrading another 25 of Italy’s strike fighters. The contract will see 15 more Tornado ECR...
