by Joe Katzman | Oct 18, 2018 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech
Fire! On October 6, 2006, Saab Bofors Dynamics and the Polish companies MESKO and BUMAR signed a contract for production of the RBS15 Mk3 anti-ship missile. MESKO and BUMAR are procuring the RBS15 Mk3 on behalf of the Polish Ministry of Defence, and the contract value...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 11, 2018 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, UAVs, USA
Zephyr Flight (click to view full) QinetiQ’s Zephyr is a very high-flying, ultra-light solar powered UAV designed to break existing flight length records. It’s one of the contenders in DARPA’s Vulture program, which eventually expects to field an...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 2, 2018 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, France, Other Corporation, Project Failures, R&D - Contracted, Surface Ships - Combat, Thales
PA2 Concept, June 2006 (click to view full) Throughout most of the Cold War period, France maintained two aircraft carriers. That changed when the FNS Foch, the last Clemenceau Class carrier, was retired in November 2000 (it now serves the Brazilian Navy as the Sao...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 27, 2018 | Contracts - Awards, ECM, Fighters & Attack, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Spotlight articles, USA
ADM-160B/C MALD (click to view full) The Bosnian “Nighthawk Down” incident in 1999 showed that even old air defense systems could still be dangerous, and that smart tactics and selective use could keep those systems alive against heavy opposition. The...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 18, 2018 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, USA
CROWS in Iraq (click to view full) Most military vehicles can mount some sort of weapon, and even small protected vehicles like up-armored Hummers have top mounts. Manning them can be hazardous, however, as the story behind the Chavis Turret illustrates. Gunners are...
