by Editorial Staff | Aug 26, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Oshkosh won one of the largest land forces defense contracts ever, taking the $30 billion JLTV contract. The initial order for 17,000 vehicles will start replacing Humvees in fiscal 2016 and really ramp in 2018. Runner ups were Lockheed and AM General. * In...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 10, 2015 | China, DARPA, Germany, Radars, Russia, USA
* Consultants hired by the German government confirmed that its defense procurement is messed up because of poor corporate management and weak institutional culture: Deutche Welle | Süddeutschen Zeitung [in German]. * Germany will make a decision [Reuters] next year...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 31, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft have begun receiving new Interrogator Friend or Foe (IFF) systems, as part of the fleet’s Block 40/45 upgrade program. The $60 million upgrade will see the new IFF system rolled out across the Air Force’s...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 29, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The Air Force has reportedly retained some aging C-130U Hercules aircraft for use as airborne laser testbed aircraft. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) plans to use the aircraft to test both offensive laser weapons and defensive lasers designed...
