by Joe Katzman | Jun 15, 2025 | 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 | Jun 15, 2025 | Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Forces - Marines, Forces - Special Ops, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Transport & Utility, USA
RAAF C-130J-30, flares (click to view full) The C-130 Hercules remains one of the longest-running aerospace manufacturing programs of all time. Since 1956, over 40 models and variants have served as the tactical airlift backbone for over 50 nations. The C-130J looks...
by Joe Katzman | May 27, 2025 | Contracts - Awards, Missiles - Precision Attack, Project Successes, Raytheon, USA
Block IV Cutaway (click to view full) Block IV Tomahawk is the current generation of the Tomahawk family of cruise missiles. The BGM-109 Tomahawk family began life in the 1980s as sub-sonic, low-flying nuclear strike weapons, before being developed into long-range...
by Joe Katzman | May 20, 2025 | Air Reconnaissance, Aircraft, Americas, Boeing, C4ISR, Corporation, DID site, FOCUS Articles, General Atomics, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Issues - International, Logistics & Support, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Politics, Raytheon, RFPs, Rolls Royce, Transformation, UAVs, USA
BAMS Operation Concept (click to view full) The world’s P-3 Orion fleets have served for a long time, and many are reaching the end of their lifespans. In the USA, and possibly beyond, the new P-8 Poseidon Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft will take up the...
by Joe Katzman | May 10, 2025 | Contracts - Awards, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Procurement, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
DDG-110 Construction (click to view full) In April 2009 Bath and Ingalls agreed to the Navy’s surface combatant plans, thus heralding a significant restructuring within the American naval shipbuilding community. Under the agreements, the USA would end production...
