by Joe Katzman | May 18, 2020 | Budgets, Fighters & Attack, FOCUS Articles, India, Issues - International, Russia
PAK-FA at MAKS-2011 (click to view larger) Russia wants a “5th generation” fighter that keeps it competitive with American offerings, and builds on previous aerial and industrial success. India wants to maintain technical superiority over its rivals, and...
by Joe Katzman | May 11, 2020 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Force Structure, France, Issues - Political, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Simulation & Training, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Testing & Evaluation
Buoy oh buoy… (click to view full) News reports from Japan indicate that country is suggesting to Australia that they go in together to build a new series of non-nuclear submarines, hoping to finalize a deal before the end of the year. The Australian DOD would...
by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2020 | Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Radars, USA
EQ-36 concept (click to view full) Firefinder radars track the path of incoming shells, rockets, mortars, etc., and calculate the point they were fired from. Raytheon’s TPQ-36 radar is specifically designed to counter medium range enemy weapon systems out to a...
by Joe Katzman | May 1, 2020 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Raytheon, South Korea, Surface Ships - Combat, Thales
FFX: Jeonbuk launch (click to view full) South Korea currently owns some of the world’s best and most advanced shipyards. That civilian strength is beginning to create military leverage, and recent years have seen the ROK take several steps toward fielding a...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 24, 2020 | Contracts - Modifications, ECM, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Raytheon, USA
ALE-50 “Little Buddy” (click to view full) The entire ALE-50 system consists of a launcher and launch controller attached to one of the aircraft’s weapon pylons, containing one or more expendable towed decoys. These trail behind the aircraft when...
