by Joe Katzman | Dec 10, 2007 | Airbus, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Issues - Political, Legal, Lobbying, Official Reports, Transport & Utility
C-27J Spartan(click to view larger) After a competition that saw the Alenia Aeronautica’s C-27J Spartan/ “Baby Herc” face off against EADS-CASA’s C-295M, Alenia Aeronautica announced on Dec 1/06 [PDF] that Romania’s Ministry of Defence...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 9, 2007 | Alliances, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, France, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Combat
F910 Wielingen(click to view full) “Bulgaria Orders 4 Gowind-200 Frigates from DCNS” seemed to herald both a EUR 900 million order and a new shipbuilding center for DCNS. Despite promises of 100% industrial offsets to the Varna shipyard, and a price that...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 9, 2007 | Airbus, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation, Transport & Utility, USA
A330 MRTT withboom & drogues(click to view full) EADS Airbus’ politically controversial “Power 8” restructuring plan is already planning to shift future production out of Europe, and a recent EADS announcement intensified that pressure with more...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 6, 2007 | Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Spotlight articles
Getting there?(click to view full) In June 2002 the Dutch House of Representatives approved the Netherlands’ participation in the development phase of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which will last until 2013. They joined as a Tier 2 country, one step below the...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 5, 2007 | Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, France, Issues - Political, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Protective Systems - Naval, Sensors - Aquatic, Support & Maintenance, Thales, Underwater Weapons
MU90 Eurotorp(click to view full) In December 2005, “Beyond Armaris: Thales “Buys” Minority Stake in DCN” covered the government-prodded merger of Thales naval business with state-owned DCN, to create DCNS. That agreement excluded some naval...
