by Joe Katzman | Oct 10, 2016 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Specialty Aircraft, USA
AGM-114 Hellfires(click to view full) As Iraq’s civil war heated up, the country found itself running out of laser-guided Hellfire missiles by mid-June. That prompted emergency shipments from the USA, but it also prompted a July trial balloon about shipping Iraq...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2016 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Engineering Vehicles, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Marines, France, General Dynamics, IT - Software & Integration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
Cougar 6×6, IEDed- the crew lived.(click to view full) With the acquisition of Force Protection by General Dynamics in November 2011, future purchases will be covered under “General Dynamics MRAPs: Partners and Purchases.” The Cougar family of...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2016 | Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Europe - Other, France, Issues - Political, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Submarines, T&C - RAND Corp., USA
Bridge to the future?(click to view full) In its 2009 White Paper, Australia’s Department of Defence and Labor Party government looked at the progress being made in ship killing surveillance-strike complexes, and at their need to defend large sea lanes, as key...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 21, 2016 | Other Equipment - Land, Radars, Raytheon, Thales, USA
Improved Sentinel(click to view full) In September 2011, Thales Raytheon Systems in Fullerton, CA received a $162.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for 56 Sentinel AN/MPQ-64A3 radars, along with associated spares and fielding support. Work will be performed in...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 15, 2016 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Ammunition, Boeing, C4ISR, Conferences & Events, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Guns - Personal Weapons, Guns - under 20mm direct, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Missiles - Precision Attack, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Protective Systems - Aircraft, UAVs
Base, Bleeding Out?(click to view full) Back in July 2005 it was apparent India’s sanctions against Denel and possible disqualification from a $2 billion artillery contract could have a major effect on the South African defense firm as a whole. In August 2005,...
