by Joe Katzman | Apr 20, 2009 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Events, India, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Launch Vehicles, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Radars, Satellites & Sensors
TECSAR(click to view full) The April 20/09 launch of the RISAT-2 satellite gives India the ability to monitor cross-border movements of suspected terrorists, as well as troop movements in Pakistan and other neighboring countries, at night and under all weather...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 16, 2009 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Fighters & Attack
Tornado F3 ADV(click to view full) Recent reports had indicated that the RAF was set to disband the 2 Tornado F3 Air Defence Variant squadrons in Leuchars, Scotland a year early. That is now confirmed. The original plan had been to stand down 43 Sqn (The Fighting...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 15, 2009 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Submarines, Support & Maintenance
SSN Swiftsure Class:to the end…(click to view full) The UK’s Ministry of Defence and Babcock International Ltd. have agreed on a 10-year, performance-based, GBP 155 million (currently $230 million) contract for submarine engineering support services across...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 15, 2009 | Airbus, BAE, Boeing, China, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Forces - Air, Industry & Trends, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, MBDA, Missiles - Air-Air, Policy - Doctrine, R&D - Private, Raytheon, USA
Eurofighter & Meteor(click to view full) European missile manufacturer MBDA plans adjustments to its long-range Meteor active radar guided air-to-air missile, to make it capable of deployment on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The MBDA...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2009 | ABM, Official Reports
On March 26/08, the USA’s GAO audit agency released report #GAO-09-466T: “Defense Management: Key Challenges Should be Addressed When Considering Changes to Missile Defense Agency’s Roles and Missions.” Key excerpt: “To date, MDA has...
