by Joe Katzman | Feb 5, 2020 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Contracts - Awards, France, IAI, Rumours, UAVs
EAGLE/ Harfang/ SIDM (click to view full) EADS’ “Harfang”/ EAGLE/ SIDM (Systeme Interimaire de Drone MALE) UAV system was developed in conjunction with Israel Aerospace Industries, based on the Heron. It’s serving as an interim solution for...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 30, 2020 | Asia - Central, Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, FOCUS Articles, India, Indonesia, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, RFPs, Rosoboronexport, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Testing & Evaluation
Yak-130 (click to view full) Russia’s air force (VVS) aged badly in the wake of the Cold War, and the recapitalization drought soon made itself felt in all areas. One of those areas involved advanced jet trainers, which form the last rung on the ladder before...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 27, 2020 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Middle East - Other, Rolls Royce, Support & Maintenance, USA
T56 turboprop engine (click to view larger) There’s a lot of focus on the latest programs and purchases. It’s certainly justified given the sums at stake, but it can lead casual observers to ignore a major source of funding and profits: service and support...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 24, 2020 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Fighters & Attack, Interoperability, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, Specialty Aircraft, UAVs, USA
E-11A BACN (click to view full) In late June 2009, the USAF awarded Northrop Grumman Defense Mission Systems Inc., of San Diego, CA an urgent requirement contract for its Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) System. Under current plans, Northrop Grumman...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 20, 2020 | Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Contracts - Intent, L3 Communications, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Specialty Aircraft, USA
Nimrod R1 & E-3D AWACS (click to view full) Land and sea surveillance, and electronic surveillance, are missions no government can ignore. To keep its capabilities, Great Britain launched a parallel set of efforts to update its Nimrod fleet. One multi-billion...
