by Joe Katzman | Jun 16, 2022 | BAE, Europe - Other, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Remote Weapons Systems, Shells & Mortar Rounds
Bofors Archer system (click to view full) BAE Systems Bofors’ Archer is a light, air-portable, and highly automated 155/52 light mobile artillery system. Archer began as a Swedish project, administered by their FMV procurement agency. Funding was provided for...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 15, 2022 | 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...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2022 | Airbus, Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Field Reports, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, L3 Communications, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Support & Maintenance, Thales, USA
UH-72As: MEDEVAC (click to view full) DID’s FOCUS articles offer in-depth, updated looks at significant military programs of record. This is DID’s FOCUS Article regarding the US Army’s Light Utility Helicopter program, covering the program and its...
by Joe Katzman | May 17, 2022 | Alliances, BAE, Boeing, China, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Japan, Legal, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, USA
F-35A (click to view full) In December 2011, Japan picked Lockheed Martin’s new F-35A stealth fighter as its next fighter aircraft, to replace its aging F-4 “Kai” Phantom fleet. The F-35 was actually their 2nd choice. Back in February 2006, Inside...
by Joe Katzman | May 5, 2022 | Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporate Innovations, Delivery & Task Orders, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, FOCUS Articles, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Japan, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, People, RFPs, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Transformation, United Technologies, USA
Into that good night (click to view full) The 5th-generation F-22A Raptor fighter program has been the subject of fierce controversy, with advocates and detractors aplenty. On the one hand, the aircraft offers full stealth, revolutionary radar and sensor capabilities,...
