by Joe Katzman | Jun 13, 2019 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Fighters & Attack, Heavy Bombers, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, RAFAEL, RFPs, Sensors & Guidance, Transport & Utility, USA
Sniper on F-16 (click to view full) At the end of September 2010, the USAF dropped something of a bombshell. Under their $2.3 billion Advanced Targeting Pod – Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) contract, the service that had begun standardizing on one future...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 5, 2019 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, USA
Latest updates: 22-month support contract for the Caravans. Cessna 208B to Kirkuk (click to view full) “Bird Dogs for the Iraqi Air Force” has covered the growth of Iraq’s primary trainer fleet of Cessna 172 and 208Bs, alongside surveillance and even...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 3, 2019 | Airbus, Asia - Other, Contracts - Intent, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Specialty Aircraft
EC725 SAR/SOF (click to view full) Malaysia’s Bermana News reports that Eurocopter has received a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from the Malaysian Defence Ministry for 12 EC725 Cougar medium search and rescue (SAR) helicopters. Negotiations for the EC725s had been...
by Joe Katzman | May 30, 2019 | Airbus, Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Germany, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation
Heer CH-53G (click to view full) From 1971-1975, 110 “CH-53G Mittlerer Transporthubschrauber” derivatives of the CH-53D Sea Stallions were built in Germany. Though they share the CH-53E’s ability to lift medium-heavy loads, including up to 2 of...
by Joe Katzman | May 30, 2019 | Fighters & Attack, France, India, MBDA, Missiles - Air-Air, Other Corporation, Radars, Rumours, Thales
IAF Mirage 2000TH takeoff (click to view full) In an effort to offset the growing number of age-related combat aircraft retirements, India is engaged in a round of fighter fleet upgrades. In December 2006, India Defence reported that the Indian Air Force was...
