by Joe Katzman | Jul 27, 2020 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Avionics, BAE, Boeing, Budgets, C4ISR, China, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Issues - International, Issues - Political, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Air-Air, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Radars, Raytheon, Rumours, Signals Radio & Wireless, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Textron, Underwater Weapons, United Technologies, USA
Despite China’s ominous military buildup across the strait, key weapons sales of P-3 maritime patrol aircraft, Patriot PAC-3 missiles, and diesel-electric submarines to Taiwan had been sabotaged by Taiwanese politics for years – in some cases, since 1997....
by Joe Katzman | Jul 23, 2020 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Radars, Raytheon, Surface Ships - Combat, Testing & Evaluation, USA
DBR on CVN-21 (click to view full) The US Navy’s newest light cruiser and aircraft carrier designs offer a wide array of new technologies. One is the Dual-Band Radar (DBR) system, which can be scaled up or down for installation in the new DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 17, 2020 | Forces - Special Ops, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Radars, Raytheon, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, USA
US SOCOM MH-47E (click to view full) Your mission is to fly from 20-100 feet off the ground, at flight speeds, regardless of rain, snow, or dark of night. These journeys often take place within countries that either don’t want you there, or prefer not to admit...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 10, 2020 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Field Reports, Forces - Special Ops, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Rumours, Spotlight articles, Trucks & Transport
MWMIK Jackal (click to view full) Britain is part of the general push by western countries to field heavier, mine-protected vehicles, via orders for the Mastiff Cougar variant and its smaller 4×4 Ridgback companion. UK forces are also fielding vehicles like the...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 25, 2020 | Airbus, Britain/U.K., Canada, Contracts - Awards, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Rumours, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other
Puma HC1 (click to view full) In 2006 Britain considered one of the most unusual public-private proposals ever seen. The question before the Ministry of Defense was how to replace Britain’s remaining H-3 Sea Kings, and its 34 AS330 Puma HC1 medium helicopters,...
