by Joe Katzman | Mar 20, 2020 | Australia & S. Pacific, Blimps & LTA Craft, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, FOCUS Articles, General Dynamics, Interoperability, Logistics, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Power Projection, Pre-RFP, Surface Ships - Other, Transformation, UAVs, USA, Warfare - Trends
Austal MRV/JHSV concept (click to view full) When moving whole units, shipping is always the cheaper, higher-capacity option. Slow speed and port access are the big issues, but what if ship transit times could be cut sharply, and full-service ports weren’t...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 9, 2020 | Airbus, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, France, MBDA, Missiles - Anti-Ship, New Systems Tech, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted
ANL on NH90 (click to view full) Britain needs to replace the old Sea Skua missiles carried by its Lynx naval helicopters. France could use a lighter missile than the 655 kg AM39 Exocet – one that could be carried by a wider range of helicopters, and offer a...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 18, 2020 | Australia & S. Pacific, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, ECM, Force Structure, Issues - Political, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Surface-Air, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Projects, Protective Systems - Naval, Radars, Raytheon, Scandals & Investigations, Sensors - Aquatic, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Testing & Evaluation, Thales, USA
HMAS Adelaide (click to view full) The FFG-7 Oliver Hazard Perry Class frigates make for a fascinating defense procurement case study. To this day, the ships are widely touted as a successful example of cost containment and avoidance of requirements creep – both...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 13, 2020 | BAE, Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Raytheon, Singapore, USA
RSAF F-16C/Ds (click to view full) In September 2013, Singapore confirmed its much-anticipated intent to upgrade its F-16C/Ds with improved radars and other changes. By January 2014, that was a published DSCA request. There’s no firm timeline just yet, but the...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 6, 2020 | Contracts - Awards, FOCUS Articles, Germany, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted, Tanks & Mechanized, Transformation
Drivers wanted… (click to view full) Germany has always been known for producing excellent armored vehicles. A combination of features that arguably make it the world’s best tank, and fire sale prices stemming from Germany’s rapid disarmament, have...
