by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
P-3C & Mk20 Rockeyes(click to view full) Earlier DID articles have noted the extra effort required to preserve the USA’s P-3C Orion maritime surveillance & patrol aircraft in light of airframes that were wearing out, radar upgrades, and even weapons...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2006 | Europe - Other, France, Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation
The European Commission has granted clearance under EU Merger Regulation for the efforts of France’s Thales S.A. Germany’s Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG to make a joint control acquisition involving French firm TDA Armements SAS. The operation was examined...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 7, 2006 | Forces - Marines, General Dynamics, New Systems Tech, Tanks & Mechanized, Testing & Evaluation, Transformation, USA
EFV hits a rough patch(click to view full) On October 13, 2006, Jane’s Navy International reported that: “Production of the US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) next-generation amphibious assault vehicle is expected to slip after the vehicle returned poor...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 6, 2006 | Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Sensors & Guidance, USA
AH-64D Longbow(click to view full) With the collapse of the RAH-66 Comanche program, and rededication of its funding into the ARH-70 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH), the UH-145 Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), and other programs, the AH-64 Apache will remain the...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 6, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, ECM, Europe - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Protective Systems - Aircraft
NE-3A AWACS(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. in Rolling Meadows, IL received a $104.6 million firm-fixed-price, time and material contract for LAIRCM defensive systems to equip NATO’s Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) fleet of...
