by Joe Katzman | Jul 12, 2010 | Africa - Other, Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, Helicopters & Rotary, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
USN SH-60F Seahawk(click to view full) On July 2/10, the US DSCA announced [PDF] Tunisia’s formal request to buy 12 refurbished US Navy SH-60F Seahawk utility Helicopters, plus associated equipment. The SH-60Fs would be offered as Excess Defense Articles (grant...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 12, 2010 | Clothing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, Small Business, Soldier's Gear, USA
USMC boot(click to view full) Combat boots remain one of the infantry’s most important and least-appreciated pieces of gear. Unless you’ve served in the infantry, of course. After decades of “Army boots” being used as a term for old-fashioned,...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 12, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Other, USA
USNS Patuxent(click to view full) Oilers do what their name suggests: provide fuel to Navy ships at sea, and jet fuel to aircraft assigned to aircraft carriers. They’re often overlooked, or considered secondary, but the truth is that the number, quality, and...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 11, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, ECM, Field Innovations, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Logistics Innovations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Aircraft, R&D - Contracted, Radars, Satellites & Sensors, Specialty Aircraft, Thales, Transport & Utility, USA
* Boeing and Airbus submits KC-X aerial tanker bids, as World Trade Organization delays ruling on EU complaint against Boeing. * France’s ONERA lab thinks they have a revolution in coastal surveillance radar design (incl. video), with 80% effectiveness out to...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 11, 2010 | Budgets, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, USA
(click to view full) Guest Article by Lou Crenshaw, Vice Admiral U.S. Navy (ret.) After a sustained period of sizable increases, growth in the DoD budget is expected to slow considerably starting in 2011. Defense discretionary spending is likely to be constrained by...
