by Emily Erhold | Apr 23, 2019 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Boeing won a $605 million modification for the production of the Air Force’s 11th Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) Communication Space Vehicle. The DoD uses the WGS system to communicate with warfighters across the globe. Ten Ka-band and 8 X-band beam can be...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 23, 2019 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Satellites & Sensors, T&C - SAIC, Transformation, USA
The US military needs a bigger data firehose. In an era of streaming data from proliferating UAVs and other persistent surveillance platforms, and the need for control of those systems anywhere in the world, bandwidth is almost as important as fuel. Commercial...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 23, 2019 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, BAE, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, India, Israel, Lobbying, Other Corporation, Project Methodologies, Rumours, Scandals & Investigations
FH-77Bs, Kargil War (click to view full) India has marked over $4 billion worth of artillery projects to purchase several hundred new 155mm howitzers. They are intended to supplement India’s dwindling artillery stocks, while out-ranging and out-shooting...
by Emily Erhold | Apr 22, 2019 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas BAE Systems won a $23.9 million contract modification for post-shakedown-availability (PSA) of the Arleigh Burke Class destroyer USS Paul Ignatius. The post-shakedown-availability is accomplished within a period of approximately 16 weeks between the time of...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 22, 2019 | Contracts - Intent, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Other Corporation, Russia, United Technologies
Indian Mi-17s (click to view full) In October 2006, the Indo-Asian News Service reported that the Indian Air Force will buy 80 medium lift multi-role Mi-17 1V helicopters from Russia. India’s Chief of Air Staff Marshal S.P. Tyagi reportedly told the news agency...
