by Joe Katzman | Feb 4, 2023 | Contracts - Awards, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Policy - Personnel, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, Support Functions - Other, Think Tanks, USA
The Institute for Defense Analysis in Alexandria, VA recently received a 5-year indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $888.8 million, for research and analysis from the 3 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) they run. Just...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 30, 2023 | Airbus, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Canada, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Finmeccanica, Force Structure, GE, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Power Projection, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, RFPs, Rumours, Russia, South Korea, Specialty Aircraft, Spotlight articles, Testing & Evaluation, Transport & Utility, United Technologies, USA
KC-135: Old as the hills… (click to view full) DID’s FOCUS articles cover major weapons acquisition programs – and no program is more important to the USAF than its aerial tanker fleet renewal. In January 2007, the big question was whether there...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 13, 2023 | FOCUS Articles, India, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Precision Attack, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Radars, Russia, Testing & Evaluation, USA
PJ-10 BrahMos (click to view full) Back in November 2005, The Hindu newspaper reported that India’s government had given the go-ahead for exporting missiles, and that India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was looking to market...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 3, 2023 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Heavy Bombers, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
B-52H: flyin’ low, dyin’ slow… (click to view full) Officially, it’s the B-52H Stratofortress. Unofficially, it’s the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F–cker). Either way, this subsonic heavy bomber remains the mainstay of the U.S. strategic...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 2, 2023 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Design Innovations, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Marines, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, L3 Communications, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Spotlight articles, UAVs, USA
JAGM infographic (click to view full) The AGM-114 Hellfire missile remains a mainstay for the US military and its allies around the world, and efforts to replace it have repeatedly stalled. The Joint Common Missile (JCM) was meant to offer new guidance options, and...
