by Editorial Staff | Nov 14, 2011 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Intent, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Russia, USA, Warfare - Trends
* In the latest issue of Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office (JASPO)’s Aircraft Survivability: a threat model development for Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), a study of how much of a threat their are to the large engines of transport...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 13, 2011 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Engineer Units, Other Corporation, USA
Lower Monumental Dam(click to view full) Project Time & Cost, Inc. in Atlanta, GA won a 5-year, firm-fixed-price contract worth up to $150 million. They’ll provide “architect-engineering services for nationwide cost engineering” in support of...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 13, 2011 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Missiles - Air-Air, Raytheon, USA
Malaysian F/A-18D:Bersama Shield 2010(click to view full) Malaysia has an unusual air fleet, which includes Russian MiG-29s and very advanced SU-30MKMs, alongside 8 of Boeing’s F/A-18D Hornets. Southeast Asia is crowded, and contested claims over rich local...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 11, 2011 | DID site, Memoriam
On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, in 1918, the guns ceased. During Remembrance Day, the British Commonwealth countries remember those who came before, and those who came after, and all who have given in their nation’s service. John...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 10, 2011 | Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Events, Fighters & Attack, France, Issues - Political, Nuclear Weapons, Policy - Doctrine, Specialty Aircraft, Think Tanks, USA
* US NAVAIR performs the 1st steam catapult launch of its carrier-borne F-35C Lightning II fighter, from its land testing facility at NAS Patuxent River, MD. Short video at the bottom of this entry. * Should the US DoD be restricted to buying only steel melted in the...
