by Joe Katzman | Sep 25, 2012 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Helicopters & Rotary, Middle East - Other, USA
Before: AH-64A(click to view full) With the collapse of the RAH-66 Comanche program, and rededication of its funding into the ARH-70 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH), the UH-145 Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), and other programs, the AH-64 Apache will remain the...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 25, 2012 | Airbus, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Canada, China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Germany, Mergers & Acquisitions, Official Reports, People, USA
This way to the top Chinese authorities officially confirmed [government source, in Chinese] today that they commissioned the Liaoning (formerly the USSR’s unfinished Riga then Varyag), their first aircraft carrier. * If there are American opponents to a...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 24, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, Oceans - International, Other Corporation, Science - Basic Research, Surface Ships - Other, University-related, USA
RV Kilo Moana(click to view full) The USA’s University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System conducts research throughout the world’s oceans, and their fleet has shifted to 4 basic research vessel types: Global, Ocean/Intermediate, Regional and...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 24, 2012 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Alliances, BAE, Boeing, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, France, Germany, Mergers & Acquisitions, Russia
* China’s first aircraft carrier was delivered to the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)… or was it really? After Vice President’s Xi Jinping temporary disappearance for two weeks earlier this month for reasons that remain unclear,...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 23, 2012 | Airbus, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Force Structure, France, Helicopters & Rotary
French EC725, SAR(click to view full) In September 2012, the Thai Air Force signed an undisclosed contract with EADS Eurocopter for 4 EC725 medium search and rescue (SAR) helicopters. The twin-engine EC725 Cougar features a unique digital 4-axis autopilot, which is...
