by Joe Katzman | Sep 8, 2011 | Americas - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, ECM, Elbit Systems, Europe - Other, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Warfare - Lessons, Warfare - Trends
* How Israel speeds up its counterstrikes using UAVs – and spycraft, and back-end IT. Also serves as an overview of their entire aerospace ISR set. * Elbit Systems’ UT-30 unmanned 30mm turret has completed acceptance testing on Brazil’s new VBTP...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 7, 2011 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Helicopters & Rotary, Legal, MBDA, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Naval, Russia, Submarines
* Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday to reporters in Ankara that after downgrading diplomatic ties with Israel, he is now suspending defense ties between the two countries. Turkey is also asking most Israeli diplomatic personnel to leave...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 6, 2011 | Boeing, Events, Fighters & Attack, Support & Maintenance, USA
Latest updates: US Marines wearing ’em out. F/A-18C to Afghanistan(click to view full) In October 2008 a fleet-wide inspection program and limited grounding became necessary after aileron hinge cracks are discovered in some of the US Navy’s 630 or so...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 6, 2011 | Africa - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Policy - Procurement, Support Functions - Other
* The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (aka Supercommittee – will it fly?) will have its first organization meeting on Thursday September 8. This will no doubt lead to a string of announcements from interested parties throughout the week. Bloomberg...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 6, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Marines, Helicopters & Rotary, UAVs
Loaded to the K-MAX(click to view full) With its 5,145 lb empty weight (2.3 metric tons), the K-MAX UAS cannot quite convey the same sense of graceful lightness as its Hummingbird Boeing competitor, coming at slightly less than half the weight. Belonging to a...
