by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2016 | Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, Guns - under 20mm direct, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, Testing & Evaluation
M113A1 & M1A1s, 1AR(click to expand) The M113A1 family of vehicles was introduced into service in Australia in the mid 1960s, and arrived in time to see service in Vietnam. Additional vehicle variants were added until 1979, and there are 766 M113A1 vehicles...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 27, 2016 | Asia - Other, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Training & Exercises, USA
Israeli A-4Ns(click to view full) After more than 40 years operating the A-4 Skyhawk, a maintenance scandal led Israel to conclude that its remaining Skyhawk’s needed to be replaced as advanced trainers. That triggered a $1 billion advanced trainer competition,...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 1, 2016 | Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Missiles - Surface-Air, Rosoboronexport, Russia, Scandals & Investigations
Pantsir-S1(click to view full) In October 2012, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki signed a deal with Russia’s Rosoboronexport, variously estimated at $4.2 – $5.0 billion. The deal is characteristically murky, but it includes a combination of 43 Mi-35 (28) and...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 27, 2016 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, Japan, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, T&C - SAIC, USA
MCH-101 AMCM concept(click to view full) Japan is a trading and shipping power, so it isn’t unreasonable for them to be very concerned about mines. Helicopters are an important adjunct to Japan’s large fleet of 25+ minesweeping ships, and can even serve as...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 22, 2016 | Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Intent, Force Structure, Iraq, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Surface-Air, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Radars, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Thales, Trucks & Transport, USA
(click to view full) The US may have left Iraq in 2012, but that country is a long way from being able to police its own airspace. The country’s air defenses involve just 2 airspace surveillance radars and 3 air-traffic-control radars, plus some Saddam-era...
