by Joe Katzman | Jun 10, 2013 | Airbus, Alliances, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, MBDA, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, USA
Finnish F/A-18D(click to view full) In 2007, Finland wanted Lockheed Martin’s stealthy AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles, in order to arm its F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters. Despite a history of good relations, in 2007, the US State Department said no. Fast forward to...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 10, 2013 | Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, Issues - Political, Missiles - Ballistic, Textron, University-related, USA
* POGO’s Winslow Wheeler has just finished dissecting the F-35 program’s official costs, in a series for TIME’s Battleleand. Agree or disagree, it’s a substantive criticism. Summary? “PAUCs based on unachievable production numbers, APUCs...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 7, 2013 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Middle East - Other, Polar Regions, Protective Systems - Naval, Russia, Submarines, USA
* US NAVSEA conducted last month tests of its Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) system from USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77). * Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) delivered Minnesota (SSN 783) to the US Navy. It’s their 10th Virginia-class submarine. * Should...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 6, 2013 | Alliances, Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, South Korea, Think Tanks, Transport & Utility, USA
* CEO of Airbus Military Domingo Ureña-Raso said the company was mulling developing a 16-18t transport aircraft, below C-130s and roughly at Embraer’s level with its KC-390. * In the absence of having been proven guilty, AgustaWestland wants to be paid the funds...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 5, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Israel, Logistics, Oshkosh, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
LVSR comes ashore(click to view full) Why are trucks a big deal? Because they are the unglamorous but very necessary backbone of any mobile military force. The US Marines certainly fit the description of a mobile force, and Oshkosh Defense supplies their MTVR medium...
