by Joe Katzman | Jun 14, 2018 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, France, MBDA, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Radars, Raytheon, Transformation
Giraffe AMB radar (click to view full) In recent years, the Baltic States have made efforts to implement short-range air defense programs, though to date these have mostly been efforts to defend vital targets within their countries as opposed to any effort at national...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2018 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Radars, Sensors & Guidance, Specialty Aircraft, UAVs, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Hammerhead concept (click to view full) At present, the USA and Israel have strong global leads in the UAV field, especially in the area of plane-sized Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) class or larger machines. That lead is eroding quickly, however, as new...
by Joe Katzman | May 15, 2018 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, Events, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Small Business, Submarines
Astute, pre-launch (click to view full) Britain retired its nuclear-powered 4,900t SSN Swiftsure Class fast attack boats in 2010, and has begun phasing out its follow-on 5,300t SSN Trafalgar Class, before the effects of the ocean’s constant squeezing and release...
by Joe Katzman | May 14, 2018 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, ECM, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Israel, Japan, Memoriam, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, USA
Kfir C2 w. ALQ-167 (click to view full) Over the last 13 years ATAC has performed a wide range of flight training operations for the US Navy, US Air Force and Air National Guard, including participation in US Navy fleet training, acting as adversary fighters for the...
by Joe Katzman | May 10, 2018 | Contracts - Awards, DCNS, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, France, GE, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Submarines
SSN Barracuda cutaway In December 2006, France’s Defense Ministry awarded a contract for nuclear-propelled fast attack submarines to state-owned warship builder DCN and nuclear energy group Areva-TA. The contract’s total value could be as high as EUR 8.6...
