by Joe Katzman | Jan 1, 2008 | Asia - Other, Delivery & Task Orders, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, USA
E-2T(click to view full) While the USA prepares to field the next-generation E-2D Hawkeye as its next-generation naval AWACS, existing Hawkeye customers continue to rely on the E-2C. In some cases, this means aircraft purchase requests (q.v. Egypt, UAE), which will...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 27, 2007 | DID site
With the coming of the holiday season, Defense Industry Daily’s publication schedule has slowed somewhat. Both December 25 & 26 were non-publishing days, and DID will not publish on Mon Dec 31/07 or Tues Jan 1/08 either. 2007 has been a year of growth for...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 27, 2007 | Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., Consulting Firms, Finmeccanica, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Rolls Royce, T&C - Big 5 Firms
A proper send-off(click to view full) On Dec 25th, UK servicemen and women posted overseas in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans and the Falkland Islands receive a Christmas box filled with gifts. Inspired by a tradition that dates back to the First...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 27, 2007 | Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, USA
ATFLIR imagery(click to view full) Dec 26/07: Raytheon Co. in El Segundo, CA receives a $77.5 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0310), exercising an option for 27 Full Rate Production Lot 6 AN/AAQ-228 Advanced...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted, Testing & Evaluation, Trucks & Transport, USA, Warfare - Trends
The BULL concept(click to view full) “More MRAPs: Navistar’s MaxxPro,” covered the growing threat of EFP (Explosively-Formed Penetrator) land mines in Iraq, which fire into the side of a vehicle like a tank round. PVI & RAFAEL’s MRAP...
