by Joe Katzman | Sep 23, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Textron, USA
Pakistani 412(click to view full) The Bell 412EP (Enhanced Performance) is a “twin Huey” with a 4-bladed rotor; while it lists as a commercial product on Bell’s site, over 30 militaries around the world employ it as a utility helicopter. Including...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 22, 2010 | ABM, BAE, Biological Weapons, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Daily Rapid Fire, Environmental, Forces - Special Ops, Fuel & Power, Issues - International, L3 Communications, Leadership & People, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Trucks & Transport, USA, WMD Defenses
* Big Enough Umbrella: US Secretary of State Clinton and NATO Secretary General Rasmussen call for cooperation between the Western alliance and Russia on a missile defense shield. * ‘Intersleek’ Paint Job: BAE Systems completes GBP 17.5 million overhaul of...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 22, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Germany, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized
Fuchs 1A8(click to view full) Rheinmetall recently announced a EUR 33 million contract to modernize 65 of the German Bundeswehr’s Fuchs/Fox 6×6 wheeled armored vehicles. The Fuchs is currently the Bundeswehr’s best-protected vehicle in Afghanistan....
by Fred Donovan | Sep 21, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Equipment - Other, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, IAI, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Ballistic, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Rockets, Russia, USA
* Sweden signs a contract to begin production of MBDA’s Meteor air-to-air missile, with a significantly longer reach than available Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAMs. The UK MoD manages the Meteor project, on behalf of 6 nations. * Iron Dome Plans: Israel could deploy...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 21, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Middle East - Other, Policy - Procurement, Support & Maintenance, Trucks & Transport, USA
US M1114s, Kir Kush(click to view full) Mechanic training. (Sept 20/10) “RESET of the US Army’s Vehicle Fleet Continues” covers the USA’s HMMWV RECAP program, while noting that the extra weight of the add-on armor was wearing out Humvees to the...
