by Joe Katzman | Apr 14, 2017 | Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Eng. Control Systems, Japan, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Robots, Soldier's Gear, USA
Most military programs don’t coordinate news releases with major motion pictures. With Iron Man in theaters and getting reviews that may get DID’s staff to go see it, Raytheon is taking the time to promote its US Army-funded exoskeleton suit. Originally...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 7, 2017 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Other
RFA Bayleaf, 1982-2011(click to view full) Britain’s Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) program was begun in 2002, and aimed to buy up to 11 supply ships for the Royal Navy’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Unfortunately, all the project could produce...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 30, 2017 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Events, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Rosoboronexport, Russia
Myanmar MiG-29B(click to view full) In late December 2009, reports surfaced that Myanmar (formerly Burma) had signed a EUR 400 million (about $571 million) deal with Russia’s Rosoboronexport for 20 MiG-29D fighters. Some sources add a deal for more Mi-35 attack...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 22, 2017 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Germany, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized
Polish Leopard 2A4(click to view full) Germany is almost done selling off one of the world’s most impressive tank fleets, earning itself a solid market around the world in the process, and choking sales of competitive designs. In November 2013, Poland announced...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 15, 2017 | Asia - Central, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, Specialty Aircraft, USA
G-III AML(click to view full) Lockheed is more aggressive than most defense firms in self-funding projects that make sense to them, and the Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) was their response to the rising popularity of small manned surveillance planes...
