by Joe Katzman | Sep 18, 2018 | Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, FOCUS Articles, General Dynamics, Issues - Political, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, R&D - Private, Rockets, Transformation, USA
(click to view larger) Hydra-70 is a family of unguided rockets offering a variety of warhead configurations, from smoke and illumination rounds, to flechettes (hundreds of anti-personnel darts), submunition carriers, and unitary warheads up to 317 pounds. These...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 30, 2018 | Avionics, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Eng. Control Systems, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Policy - Procurement, Radars
Merlin & HMS Sutherland (click to view full) As part of Britain’s fiscal rebalancing, The Royal Navy is set to inherent the RAF’s Merlin HC3/3A medium-heavy battlefield helicopter fleet, while simultaneously upgrading its existing set of Merlin HM...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 28, 2018 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Events, Interoperability, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat
L12 & LCVPs (click to view full) The 22,500t HMS Ocean is similar to some of the smaller LHD designs like the 21,300t French Mistral Class. Built to commercial standards, LPH01/ L12 carries a crew of 255, an aircrew of 206, and 480 Royal Marine Commandos; an...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 28, 2018 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation
RBS-70, Australian Navy (click to view full) The domain of man-portable air defense missile systems (MANPADS) has 4 major competitors around the world. Saab’s RBS-70 is used by 18 countries, and Finland continues to raise its order. Sweden’s Nordic...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 13, 2018 | Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Awards, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, USA
GBU-12 Paveway II Paveway II kits convert standard Mk 80 family free-fall bombs into laser-guided weapons. Each guidance kit consists of a computer control group (CCG) guidance system with a semi-active laser seeker and pneumatically-controlled guidance canards for...
