by Joe Katzman | Mar 17, 2023 | Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, Germany, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Rolls Royce
Italian Eurofighters (click to view full) The multi-national Eurofighter Typhoon has been described as the aerodynamic apotheosis of lessons learned from the twin engine “teen series” fighters that began with the F-14 and F-15, continued with the emergence...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2023 | Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Corporate Financials, Events, Israel, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Project Failures, R&D - Contracted, Radars, Raytheon, Specialty Aircraft, Testing & Evaluation, Thales, Transformation, USA
E-7A Wedgetail over New South Wales (click to view full) The island continent of Australia faces a number of unique security challenges that stem from its geography. The continent may be separated from its neighbors by large expanses of ocean, but it also resides...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2023 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, India, Japan, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Procurement Innovations, Public Partnering, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Underwater Weapons, USA
Mk 48: Before and After (click for full sequence) The Mk-48 is the standard heavyweight torpedo used by the US military, and is mounted primarily on submarines. Surface ships use the smaller Mk46 or Mk50. The Mk-54, in contrast, stemmed from the need for a smaller,...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 22, 2023 | BAE, Boeing, Budgets, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, FOCUS Articles, General Dynamics, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Surface Ships - Combat, T&C - CSC, T&C - IBM, Transformation, USA
67% of the fleet (click to view full) DID’s FOCUS Article for the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class “destroyer” program covers the new ships’ capabilities and technologies, key controversies, associated contracts and costs, and related background...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 20, 2023 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Helicopters & Rotary, Policy - Procurement, Spotlight articles, USA, Warfare - Trends
Latest updates: Total rises to 68. Replacement required (click to view full) War takes its toll on equipment, as well as men. In some cases, it wears out. In other cases, enemy fire or accidents destroy equipment. The USA has recognized this fact by funding wartime...
