by Joe Katzman | May 30, 2019 | Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, France, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, L3 Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, Remote Weapons Systems, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Thales, Transformation
Canberra concept (click to view full) In May of 2006 the Royal Australian Navy announced its decision to expand its naval expeditionary capabilities. HMAS Manoora and Kanimbla would be replaced with substantially larger and more capable modern designs, featuring...
by Joe Katzman | May 29, 2019 | Airbus, Boeing, C4ISR, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Pre-RFP, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, USA
Greek P-3B (click to view full) Greece’s Hellenic Air Force currently operates 4 older P-3B Orion maritime patrol aircraft, which were delivered to the HAF from 1993 – 1996. They are reaching the limits of their airframe life, but Greece is nearing the end...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2019 | Airbus, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Force Structure, Middle East - Other, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, USA
UAE KC-30 concept (click to view full) At the end of DIMDEX 2014 in late March, reports surfaced that Qatar had embarked on a $23 billion shopping spree, buying advanced air defense systems, anti-tank missiles, fast boats, and a mix of utility, attack, and naval...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2019 | Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, C4ISR, Elbit Systems, Europe - Other, France, IAI, Israel, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Pre-RFP, Testing & Evaluation, Thales, UAVs, USA
Harfang UAV, DGA (click to view full) France is wondering what to do about its next high-end UAV buy. They bought mini-UAVs off the shelf, but turned to a build-in-partnership approach for their current set of Predator-class Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE)...
by Joe Katzman | May 23, 2019 | Asia - Other, Events, Issues - International, Japan, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Radars, Surface Ships - Combat, Thales, Transformation
ROKS Dokdo (click to view full) Australia isn’t the only Pacific Rim country looking to modernize its Navy these days. China’s rapid shipbuilding program and work on its aircraft carrier project gets a lot of attention – but just to the east, South...
