by Joe Katzman | Jan 2, 2018 | ABM, Events, France, Israel, Other Corporation, Radars, South Korea, USA
ROK Flag South Korea continues to modernize its forces, and take steps toward full sovereign control of its defenses. PAC-2 GEM+ missiles were ordered in 2008 to be operational in 2010 and fully in place by 2012. South Korea doesn’t appear to be aiming as high...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 18, 2017 | Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, MBDA, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Russia, Tanks & Mechanized, UAVs, USA
Lebanese armed forces The Lebanese Army’s own web site is blunt: “The assistance received from Syria, the USA, and other friendly countries has played a basic role in bridging the gap between needs and available means.” A number of countries are...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 13, 2017 | Contracts - Awards, Northrop-Grumman, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, USA
RC-12N Guardrail (click to view full) They’re derived from Hawker-Beechcraft’s popular King Air B200 twin-prop planes, and they look like a dog that just finished chasing a family of porcupines. Their specialty is intercepting enemy communications, and...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 5, 2017 | C4ISR, Contracts - Intent, India, Israel, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted, Radars, Russia, Shells & Mortar Rounds, Specialty Aircraft, Testing & Evaluation, Transformation
IL-76/A-50EI Phalcon (click to view full) In recent years India has been shifting toward aircraft that would give it the ability to patrol and act at extended ranges. In January 2004, India and Israel signed a $1.1 billion contract for 3 Phalcon airborne warning and...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 29, 2017 | Airbus, Alliances, BAE, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Project Methodologies, Spotlight articles, USA
F-35: takeoff. (click to view full) Back in 2006 Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Lightning II team were facing difficulties and controversies in Norway. Since then, there have been some successes. The next milestone MoU was signed on Jan 31/06, amidst industrial and...
