by Joe Katzman | Feb 5, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Rockets, USA
M299 launcher(click to view full) The M299 missile launcher equips a number of helicopters, including the he AH-64D Apache Longbow, Britain’s WAH-64 MK1 Apache helicopters, the USMC’s new AH-1Z Viper (Cobra family) attack helicopter, Eurocopter’s...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 3, 2009 | Americas - Other, Budgets, China, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Official Reports, Rumours, Russia, Submarines, Think Tanks, Transport & Utility
FAV SU-30MK2(click to view full) Colombia’s recent military modernization announcements coincide with the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ release of their Military Balance report for 2009. That report cites Venezuela’s continuing arms...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 2, 2009 | Industry & Trends, USA
The USA’s Lexington Institute think tank, who discussed “US Politics and the Defense Budget” back in April 2008, has more thoughts for the industry: “When you only have one customer and that customer suddenly finds itself spending a trillion...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 1, 2009 | Africa - Other, China, Issues - International, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Specialty Aircraft
K-8, Zimbabwe(click to view full) In July 2008, “Africa: The Next Defense Market Opportunity?” looked at projected trends, and discussed the reasons behind China’s resurgent status as an arms vendor to those states. UPI Asia’s recent...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 29, 2009 | Corporate Innovations, Northrop-Grumman
JA BizTown’s STEM(click to view full) On Sept 24/08, DID’s “AIA Concerned By Future Shortage of Qualified American Aerospace Workers” gave voice to a long-standing concern in the American aerospace industry – and added some alarming...
