by Joe Katzman | Apr 11, 2013 | Americas - Other, Fighters & Attack
Super Tucano(click to view full) Embraer’s EMB 314/ A-29 Super Tucano has become the world’s leading counter-insurgency aircraft, securing customers across Latin America and into Africa and Asia. Now Guatemala looks set to join Embraer’s customer...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 11, 2013 | Africa - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Logistics, Russia, USA
* Hearings on the FY14 US defense budget at the US House Armed Services Committee (HASC) begin, starting with the Secretary of Defense with the service chiefs coming in days ahead. * One item discussed in this morning’s HASC hearing with Chuck Hagel is the large...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 10, 2013 | Air Reconnaissance, Asia - Central, China, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Events, Other Corporation, Radars, Specialty Aircraft
S-2000 Rollout(click to view full) In June 2006, Saab signed a SEK 8.3 billion provisional contract to supply Argus turboprop airborne early warning (AEW&C) systems to Pakistan, based on the Saab 2000 regional turboprop airliner and the Erieye fixed active array...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 10, 2013 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, India, Legal, Official Reports, Oshkosh, USA
* The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is starting to release the FY 2014 president budget request. So far only the long-term overview is available, which outlines the terms of a “grand bargain” to replace the sequester. The general release is...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 9, 2013 | Americas - Other, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, UAVs
SpyLite mini-UAV(click to view full) With all the focus on North Korea, it’s easy to forget about the Latin American LAAD 2013 exhibition. Chile has been a regional leader in the use of UAVs, including their 2011 purchase of long-endurance Hermes 900s. Now,...
