by Joe Katzman | Dec 11, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Spotlight articles, United Technologies, USA
Latest updates: 4 more, figures consistent with past orders, for… Australia? F117 Cutaway(click to magnify) United Technologies Corp. subsidiary Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, CT produces the C-17 Globemaster III’s 40,400 pound thrust F117-PW-100...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 11, 2011 | Brazil, Contracts - Intent, Electronics - General, Lockheed Martin, Submarines, Training & Exercises, USA
Latest updates: SS Tapajo ready. S31 Tamoio(click to view full) The Marinha do Brazil’s 4 diesel-electric Tupi Class submarines (1,440t U-209/1400 variant) and single 1,550t Tikuna Class (Improved Tupi) boat must suffice to patrol a very large ocean zone, along...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 9, 2011 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Events, Finmeccanica, India, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Software & Integration, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Rumours, Submarines, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA
* A recent Finmeccanica DRS release about a $691 million sub-contract for submarine parts was wrong; the figure is apparently $400 million. More details to come later. * India’s defense minister, meanwhile, talks about 9 more C-130Js – but the DSCA request...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2011 | Blimps & LTA Craft, Contracts - Awards, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, USA, Warfare - Trends
TCOM 32M(click to view full) In December 2011, TCOM, LP in Columbia, MD received a $10.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Kuwait Low Altitude Surveillance System aerostat’s contractor engineering technical support (CETS). While the aerostat itself could...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2011 | Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Israel, L3 Communications, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance
HUG a Hornet today!(click to view full) In 2008, the Northrop Grumman/ Rafael LITENING surveillance and targeting pod was chosen as the preferred surveillance and weapons targeting system for Australia’s upgraded F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter aircraft, in a contract...