by Joe Katzman | May 3, 2019 | Alliances, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Intent, ECM, Electronics - General, Events, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Air-Air, News, Radars, Signals Radio & Wireless, Turkey, USA
Turkish F-16 (click to view full) The Turkish and US governments signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) on April 26/05 for the $1.1-billion modernization of 117 Turkish Air Force F-16s to a common avionics configuration. December 2006 saw a $635.1 million...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 23, 2019 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Satellites & Sensors, T&C - SAIC, Transformation, USA
The US military needs a bigger data firehose. In an era of streaming data from proliferating UAVs and other persistent surveillance platforms, and the need for control of those systems anywhere in the world, bandwidth is almost as important as fuel. Commercial...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 23, 2019 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, BAE, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, India, Israel, Lobbying, Other Corporation, Project Methodologies, Rumours, Scandals & Investigations
FH-77Bs, Kargil War (click to view full) India has marked over $4 billion worth of artillery projects to purchase several hundred new 155mm howitzers. They are intended to supplement India’s dwindling artillery stocks, while out-ranging and out-shooting...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 22, 2019 | Contracts - Intent, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Other Corporation, Russia, United Technologies
Indian Mi-17s (click to view full) In October 2006, the Indo-Asian News Service reported that the Indian Air Force will buy 80 medium lift multi-role Mi-17 1V helicopters from Russia. India’s Chief of Air Staff Marshal S.P. Tyagi reportedly told the news agency...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 16, 2019 | Boeing, Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, USA
“Grand Slam” (click to view full) During the Second World War, attacking heavily protected targets like U-boat pens and protected “V-weapon” facilities was a key challenge. Enter a brilliant British engineer named Barnes Wallis, fresh off the...
