by Joe Katzman | Jul 11, 2025 | ABM, Americas - Other, Avionics, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Events, FOCUS Articles, India, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Raytheon, Rolls Royce, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, United Technologies, USA
(click to view full) Northrop Grumman’s E-2C Hawkeye is a carrier-capable “mini-AWACS” aircraft, designed to give long-range warning of incoming aerial threats. Secondary roles include strike command and control, land and maritime surveillance,...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 2, 2025 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, FOCUS Articles, General Dynamics, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Simulation & Training, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M1A2 SEP (click to view full) America’s M1 Abrams tanks come in a number of versions. In addition to the M1A1 that is now standard, the US Army is beginning to field its M1 TUSK for urban warfare. It also operates the M1A2 System Enhancement Program (SEP),...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 1, 2025 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Corporation, Design Innovations, Europe, Europe - Other, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Land Equipment, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Politics, R&D - Contracted, Tanks & Mechanized
Boxer MRAV (click to view full) Wheeled armored vehicles have become much more common, but the Dutch-German Boxer stands out from the crowd. Its English acronym is “Multi Role Armoured Vehicle” (MRAV), but rather than being a family of different vehicles,...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 30, 2025 | Africa - Other, Americas - Other, Avionics, BAE, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Special Ops, France, Helicopters & Rotary, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Aircraft, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
CH-47Fs take off (click to view full) DII FOCUS articles offer in-depth, updated looks at significant military programs of record; this FOCUS Article covers the CH-47F/MH-47G Chinook helicopter programs, in the USA and abroad. These helicopters’ distinctive...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 17, 2025 | 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...
