Americas Mercury Mission Systems won a $16.8 million modification, which exercises an option to procure 48 data transfer units and 121 high-definition video recorders for retrofit on F/A-18C-F Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircrafts in support of Small Business Innovation...
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EA-18G Program: The USA’s Electronic Growler
EA-18G at Pax The USA's electronic attack fighters are a unique, overworked, and nearly obsolete capability. With the retirement of the US Air Force's long-range EF-111 Raven "Spark 'Vark," the aging 4-seat EA-6B Prowlers became the USA's only remaining fighter for...
P-8 Poseidon MMA: Long-Range Maritime Patrol, and More
P-8A Poseidon (click to view full) Maritime surveillance and patrol is becoming more and more important, but the USA's P-3 Orion turboprop fleet is falling apart. The P-7 Long Range Air ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Capable Aircraft program to create an improved P-3...
HMS Diamond Sent To Gulf | Airbus To Equip 15 German Eurofighters For EW | Saab To Support South Korea’s Arthur System
Americas Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), a naval aviation repair and maintenance facility based at the NAS North Island, is embarking on a significant transition in naval aviation maintenance as the Navy gradually phases out its legacy F/A-18A-D series. This...
Boeing To Build 15 More Pegasus For USAF | Slovenia Acquires AW139M From Italy | US Osprey Crashes Off Coast Of Japan
Americas Boeing won a $9.3 million deal for the AH-6 Light Attack Helicopter. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of November 27, 2027. The AH-6 Light Attack Helicopter is...
KC-46A Pegasus Aerial Tanker Completes Firsts
KC-135: Old as the hills... (click to view full) DID's FOCUS articles cover major weapons acquisition programs - and no program is more important to the USAF than its aerial tanker fleet renewal. In January 2007, the big question was whether there would be a...
Brazil Unveils Anshar Drone | Belgium To Join FCAS | Netherlands Want To Join OCCAR
Americas A Brazilian defense organization has introduced an exploding drone prototype dubbed Anshar. Its unveiling comes as the weapons class gains prominence amid Russia's war in Ukraine. Also known as loitering munitions, they typically are able to remain in flight...
Flexible G/ATORs: The USMC’s Multi-Mission AESA Ground Radars
G/ATOR diorama (click to view full) The US military's long run of unquestioned air superiority has led to shortcuts in mobile land-based air defenses, and the US Marines are no exception. A December 2005 release from Sen. Schumer's office [D-NY] said that: "Current...
Canada Delays Reaper Acquisition | Romania Launches Tender For Air Defense Systems | North Korea Restores Front-Line Guard Posts
Americas L3Harris has announced that its new electronic warfare suite “Viper Shield” is nearing another major milestone ahead of planned production in 2025. Company official Anna Gragossian told Breaking Defense that the next program milestone will demonstrate the...