by Joe Katzman | Aug 7, 2006 | Americas - Other, Europe - Other, Issues - International, Legal, Lobbying, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, USA
A Swedish rocket(click to view larger) A BBC report notes that the Saab Group will no longer sell weapons to Venezuela as of October 1, 2006. This is being done in compliance with American restrictions on the transfer of weapons to Venezuela that contain components...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 7, 2006 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, GPS Infrastructure, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Satellites & Sensors, USA
GPS III concept(click to view full) Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA has awarded a pair of cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modifications. They wish to perform a delta (changes to) system requirements review (SRR) on the...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 4, 2006 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., Events, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Legal, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Security & Secrecy, USA
New dawn for the F-35?(click to view full) The USA’s ITAR laws covering military technology transfer have been a thorn in the multinational F-35 program’s side from day 1. Those restrictions were a barrier to allied participants’ wish to be full...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 4, 2006 | Airbus, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Force Structure, Helicopters & Rotary
New Zealand NH-90(click to view full) In July 2006, New Zealand’s Labour Party government signed a NZ$ 771 million (then about $475 million) contract with AgustaWestland & EADS’ joint venture NH Industries for 8 NH90 helicopters, to replace the Royal...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 4, 2006 | Airbus, Americas - Other, Europe - Other, Events, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, USA
C-295 hits American chill(click to view full) In our 2006 Valentine’s Day article “Love on the Rocks: CASA’s $600M Venezuelan Plane Sale In Heavy Turbulence,” DID discussed the blockage of a EUR 500 million sale from Spain to Venezuela under...
