by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2008 | Airbus, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Issues - Political, Northrop-Grumman, Power Projection, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, USA
KC-X options(click to view full) In January 2007, the big question was whether there would be a competition for the USA’s KC-X aerial tanker RFP, which will cover 175 production aircraft and 4 test platforms. The cost for this first phase alone is likely to...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2008 | Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Partnerships & Consortia, Testing & Evaluation, USA
F-35A(click to view full) Back in 2006, when it was time for partner nations to sign on to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s production definition phase, the Dutch came aboard relatively early. That appears to be true again. A Dutch MvD leap year release indicates...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2008 | Coastal & Littoral, Delivery & Task Orders, Domestic Security, Other Corporation, USA
RB-M(click to view full) MarineLog reports that the Manitowoc Marine Group has been awarded an additional $35 million delivery order for 18 RB-M vessels by the U.S. Coast Guard. The new vessels are part of a $600 million Coast Guard contract for up to 250 Response...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2008 | India, Industry & Trends, Official Reports, Other Corporation
India’s defense industry has some measure of transparency due to the country’s democratic structure and rule of law, but a powerful bureaucratic tradition contributes a parallel level of obfuscation that makes information less forthcoming than it is in...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2008 | Europe - Other, France, India, Other Corporation, RFPs, Russia, Submarines
Scorpene construction(click to view full) Infodefensa relays a Negocios newspaper report [Espanol] that Navantia has submitted its S-80 Class currently under development for Spain, in response to an Indian Navy RFP for a follow-on submarine purchase. The purchase...
