by Joe Katzman | Dec 18, 2015 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Sensors - Aquatic, Spotlight articles, UAVs, USA
P-8A: Sonobuoy drop(click to view full) Sonobuoys are used to detect and identify moving underwater objects by either listening for the sounds produced by propellers and machinery (passive detection), or by bouncing a sonar “ping” off the surface of a...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 17, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, Launch Vehicles, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Trident II D-5 Carried on SSBN-726 Ohio Class submarines, The Trident II D-5 is the US Navy’s submarine launched nuclear missile, with exceptional range for a sea-launched weapon and accuracy figures that rival or even exceed land-based ICBMs. These missiles are...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 9, 2015 | Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Intent, Force Structure, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Official Reports, USA
RAF CH-47 & 42 Cdo(click to view larger) As part of a significant re-balancing of Britain’s immediate-term defense spending, Gordon Brown’s Labour Party government planned to buy 10 new CH-47 Chinook helicopters for delivery in 2012-2013, with the...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 4, 2015 | Australia & S. Pacific, Force Structure, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Japan, Spotlight articles, USA
Guam(click to view full) Past base improvement efforts and other contracts related to the USA’s pacific territory of Guam include construction of an RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV complex for the Pacific Rim, and extensive base improvements/ expansion for Guam’s...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 23, 2015 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, USA
Swiss F/A-18Cs(click to view full) Boeing subsidiary McDonnell Douglas Corp. in St. Louis, MO received a $6 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price delivery order issued under basic ordering agreement N00019-00-G-0148. This modification provides...
