by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2010 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat
Antarctic duty(click to view full) Britain’s 2 Castle Class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) were slated for sale to Pakistan, after more than 25 years of service in the Royal Navy. That sale fell through in 2007, and HMS Leeds Castle and HMS Dunbarton Castle were...
by Fred Donovan | May 3, 2010 | ABM, Africa - Other, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Explosives, Fighters & Attack, Guns - under 20mm direct, IT - Software & Integration, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Russia, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, USA
* NATO’s Review Magazine features: “Maritime Security: Sink or Swim.” * Russia’s moves its newest S-400 Triumf/ SA-21 Growler air and missile defense SAM into serial production. * British worries that US SecDef Gates’ comments on the...
by Joe Katzman | May 3, 2010 | Australia & S. Pacific, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Projections & Assessments, Spotlight articles, T&C - RAND Corp.
F-22s for Australia?(click to view full) In their October 2006 article, “Rapped in the Raptor: why Australia must have the best,” Australian newspaper The Age reported that: “[Recently] Retired RAAF air vice-marshal Peter Criss has put aside usual...
by Fred Donovan | May 3, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Events, General Dynamics, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, USA
USS Hartford returns(click to view full) Now a single, consolidated contract; estimate is $92.1 million price tag. (April 28/10) On March 20/09, A collision between the improved Los Angeles Class sub USS Hartford [SSN 768], and the amphibious USS New Orleans [LPD-18]...
