by Joe Katzman | Mar 9, 2008 | Budgets, India, Issues - Political, Policy - Procurement
China’s 2008 military budget and its 2-decade string of uninterrupted double-digit budget growth have been attracting a great deal of attention lately. The official figure is now $58.8 billion, but there is no accountability or transparency, and outside...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 9, 2008 | Britain/U.K., Corporate Innovations, Eng. Control Systems, Industry & Trends, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Partnerships & Consortia, USA
Building the F-35(click to view full) At present, F-35 Lightning II/ Joint Strike Fighter production is led by Lockheed Martin, with BAE and Northrop-Grumman playing major supporting roles, and many subcontractors below them. F-35 main production and final assembly is...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 9, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Field Reports, Other Equipment - Land, Partnerships & Consortia, Radars, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, Thales, USA
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder ThalesRaytheon’s AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder weapon-locating radars automatically detect, track and locate enemy mortars, artillery and rocket launchers allowing friendly forces to counterfire with pinpoint accuracy. The TPQ-36 radar...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 9, 2008 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Engineer Units, Other Corporation, USA
The U.S. Army Engineer District in Philadelphia has a background page about dredging that explains the rationale and the different options. It’s a frequent subject of military contracts, and is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ efforts to maintain...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 6, 2008 | Budgets, China, Issues - International, Official Reports
Red flag to abull defense market As was the case in the communist Soviet Union, China’s official military budget and real military budget are not the same thing. Many items are hidden under other ministries, or simply not reported truthfully in the absence of...
