by Joe Katzman | Jun 23, 2020 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Engines - Aircraft, GE, Helicopters & Rotary, USA
T700 engine (click to view full) GE’s T700 family powers a number of helicopters, from Army UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters to the USAF’s HH-60 Pave Hawks, naval SH/MH-60 Seahawks, and even the US Marines’ H-1 Hueys and AH-1 Cobras. In...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 18, 2020 | Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Procurement Innovations, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
AV-8B Harrier II (click to view full) The USA’s AV-8B Harrier IIs have gone from the most accident-prone fighter aircraft in the fleet to a much safer jet whose hover capability and LITENING surveillance and targeting pods proved extremely effective in the urban...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 9, 2020 | Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Contracts - Awards, DCNS, Issues - Political, IT - Software & Integration, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Pre-RFP, Radars, Raytheon, Surface Ships - Combat
ANZAC-ASMD (click to view full) As Asia-Pacific nations invest in submarines, serious regional players also need to invest in anti-submarine capabilities. Aircraft like the P-8A Poseidon are great, but nothing really replaces dedicated and capable ASW ships. Their...
by Joe Katzman | May 21, 2020 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, General Dynamics, Interoperability, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Robots, Signals Radio & Wireless, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Thales, UAVs, USA
PRC-154 with 75th RR (click to view full) The Pentagon’s JTRS (Joint Tactical Radio System) aimed to replace existing radios in the American military with a single set of software-define radios that could have new frequencies and modes (“waveforms”)...
by Joe Katzman | May 19, 2020 | Airbus, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Intent, FOCUS Articles, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Legal, Logistics, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, People, Power Projection, Pre-RFP, Procurement Innovations, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Public Partnering, RFPs, Rolls Royce, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Thales, Transformation, Transport & Utility
Voyager & friends (click to view full) Back in 2005, Great Britain was considering a public-private partnership to buy, equip, and operate the RAF’s future aerial tanker fleet. The RAF would fly the 14 Airbus A330-MRTT aircraft on operational missions, and...
