by Joe Katzman | Nov 16, 2005 | Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Missiles - Air-Air, New Systems Tech, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, USA
AIM-9X Sidewinder The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress [PDF format] that the Government of Finland has requested a possible sale of up to 150 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles, 11 AIM-9X Dummy Air Training Missiles, and 40 AIM-9X Captive Air...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 16, 2005 | Delivery & Task Orders, Engines - Aircraft, Other Corporation, USA
T700 engine General Electric Co. in Lynn, MA received a delivery order amount of $160 million as part of a $2.43 billion firm-fixed-price contract for T-700 engine spare parts. The T700/CT7 engine family powers 21 types of rotary and fixed-wing aircraft for close to...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 16, 2005 | Australia & S. Pacific, Delivery & Task Orders, General Dynamics, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M1A1, making tracks(click to view full) General Dynamics Land Systems in Warren, MI recently received the final $41.6 million delivery order of a $70 million foreign military sales contract to provide 59 refurbished M1A1 Abrams Integrated Management (AIM) tanks to the...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 15, 2005 | Alliances, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Coastal & Littoral, Forces - Naval, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Project Failures, Raytheon, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Testing & Evaluation, Thales, Training & Exercises, Underwater Weapons, USA
HMAS Rankin(click to view full) Australia’s six SSK Collins-Class diesel-electric submarines are undergoing a major A$ 857 million (USD $624 million) capability boost, as integration & testing of the same tactical combat system present in the USA’s...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 15, 2005 | Field Reports, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Transformation, UAVs, USA, Warfare - Lessons
RQ-7 Shadow UAV(click to expand) eDefense Online notes that when the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Air Assault Division deployed to Iraq in late October 2005, it contained more unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV) assets than any combat brigade in US Army history, with RQ-7...
