by Joe Katzman | Dec 18, 2018 | Australia & S. Pacific, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Testing & Evaluation, USA
NSM test launch (click to view full) Kongsberg’s stealthy new Naval Strike Missile (Nytt SjomalsMissil), which continues its development and testing program, has already shown potential in the crowded market for long-range ship attack and shore defense weapons....
by Joe Katzman | Dec 18, 2018 | Avionics, Contracts - Awards, France, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other
C-135FR refuels A330 (click to view full) France currently relies on 14 C-135s for its aerial refueling needs, but these militarized relatives of the Boeing 707 are expensive to maintain, lack key technologies required for unrestricted flight, and are approaching 50...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 17, 2018 | Airbus, Boeing, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, France, India, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Partnerships & Consortia, Pre-RFP, RFPs, Rosoboronexport, Russia, Simulation & Training, Singapore, Specialty Aircraft, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Tornado refuels M346 (click to view full) Alenia’s Aermacchi’s M-346 advanced jet trainer began life in 1993, as a collaboration with Russia. It was also something of a breakthrough for Alenia Aermacchi, confirming that the Finmeccanica subsidiary could...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 10, 2018 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporate Innovations, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Forces - Marines, General Dynamics, IT - General, New Systems Tech, Procurement Innovations, Tanks & Mechanized, Transformation, USA
AAAV/ EFV, swim mode (click to view full) The US Marine Corps’ AAVP7 Amtracs have been their primary ship to shore amphibious armored personnel carrier for a long time; the AAV7A1 was initially fielded in 1972, and underwent a major service life extension...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 4, 2018 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, FOCUS Articles, Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
Basic Nuclear Propulsion (click to expand) This DII Spotlight article covers American nuclear propulsion industrial base contracts since the beginning of FY 2006. The USA has had an all-nuclear submarine fleet for over 50 years, a policy that dates back to the...
