by Joe Katzman | Jul 16, 2012 | Africa - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, C4ISR, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Field Innovations, Fighters & Attack, FOCUS Articles, France, IT - Software & Integration, L3 Communications, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Successes, Signals Radio & Wireless, Soldier's Gear, Specialty Aircraft, Transformation, UAVs, USA
Start with this…(click to view full) “ROVER” (Remote Operational Video Enhanced Receiver) is an unimpressive piece of equipment. Mostly, it looks like a ruggedized laptop with antennas. But SpaceWar.com quotes Lt. Col. Gregory E. Harbin, of the 609th...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 16, 2012 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Canada, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Events, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* The American FAA has released thousands of pages of certification documents for UAV flights in civil airspace. They establish which organizations have sought permission, their specific drone models, where they fly, how often, and for how long. Hat tip: reader Jason...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 15, 2012 | Airbus, Americas - Other, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Elbit Systems, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Public Partnering, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Thales, Training & Exercises
Hawk LIFT(click to view full) Back in October 2006, an $840 million contract for BAE’s Hawk LIFT trainers aimed to provide advanced jet training for both Royal Air Force and Royal Navy pilots, as part of the consolidated UK Military Flying Training System...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 13, 2012 | Americas - Other, Boeing, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Engines - Aircraft, Events, Fighters & Attack, France, MBDA, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, R&D - Private, Russia, Science - Basic Research, Testing & Evaluation, UAVs, United Technologies, USA
* HawkerBeechcraft has begun low-rate production of its own AT-6C FAC turboprop, “in response to significant indications of interest around the world.” * Unlucky day yesterday for 2 Colombian EMB-314 Drakos (Super Tucano) pilots, whose light attack/...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 12, 2012 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Germany, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Official Reports, Think Tanks, USA
Reports will be this thin The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest report [PDF] on long-term defense budgets (known as FYDP for short). Whether CBO wonks use their own projections or extend the FYDP beyond its 5-year span, they find that the Pentagon...
