by Joe Katzman | Nov 26, 2007 | Design Innovations, Israel, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Other Weapons, USA
Trophy on Stryker(click to view full) In May 2006, “No Trophy for FCS, Iraq Troops – Raytheon HTK APS Selected” explained RAFAEL’s Trophy active protection system, which can defend against threats like anti-tank missiles, incoming tank shells,...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 26, 2007 | Ammunition, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Engines - Aircraft, Field Reports, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Radars, Rockets, Rolls Royce
WAH-64Ds(click to view full) When the USA and the Netherlands deployed their AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters to Afghanistan, the Longbow millimeter-wave radar that sits atop the rotor didn’t accompany them. The Dutch helicopters didn’t have that...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 25, 2007 | Britain/U.K., Corporate Financials, Issues - Political, Legal, Official Reports, Partnerships & Consortia
By 2005, QinetiQ (pron. “kinetic”) was a vital UK defense research firm whose owners included the British government and The Carlyle Group. This was a transformation from its previous role as part of Britain’s DERA government research agency, but...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 25, 2007 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, Signals Radio & Wireless
Piranha IIIC 8×8 -Brigade C2 vehicle(click to view larger) In January 2007, “Swiss Converting 160 More Piranha Panzerjaegers” covered the conversion of 160 Piranha I 6×6 vehicles from tank hunters with TOW missiles, to light battalion command...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 25, 2007 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Finmeccanica, GE, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, T&C - SAIC, Tanks & Mechanized, University-related
BAE’s SEP: out(click to view full) In the wake of BAE Systems’ SEP vehicle’s elimination from the Future Rapid Effects System-Utility next-generation armored personnel carrier finals (Nexter’s VBCI, GD MOWAG’s Piranha V, ARTEC’s...
