by Joe Katzman | Nov 9, 2022 | 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 | Nov 3, 2022 | 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...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 20, 2022 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Project Methodologies, Public Partnering, RAFAEL, Support & Maintenance, Thales, Transformation
Future Lynx naval (click to view full) In 2006, Finmeccanica subsidiary AgustaWestland received a GBP 1 billion (about $1.9 billion at 02/07 rates) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for 70 Future Lynx helicopters, and began a new chapter in a long-running...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 11, 2022 | Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
USN MH-60S test (click to view full) Hellfire I/II missiles are the USA’s preferred aerial anti-armor missile, and are widely deployed with America’s allies. They equip America’s helicopter fleets (AH-64, AH-1, OH-58D, MH-60S/R), AH-64 and S-70...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2022 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Events, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Small Business, Surface Ships - Combat, Top Stories, USA
USA’s Nimitz Class & UK’s Invincible Class (click to view full) Some nations have aircraft carriers. The USA has super-carriers. The French Charles De Gaulle Class nuclear carriers displace about 43,000t. India’s new Vikramaditya/ Admiral...
