by Emily Erhold | Dec 7, 2021 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Cracks have been found on the tails of Canada’s CH-148 fleet, the problem affects 19 out of the 23 helicopters. The issue surfaced on November 26 when one of the helicopter underwent scheduled maintenance and the cracks were discovered. Subsequent checks on...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 7, 2021 | Asia - Other, Avionics, BAE, Britain/U.K., Canada, China, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, GE, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Japan, L3 Communications, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Sensors & Guidance, Support & Maintenance, Testing & Evaluation, United Technologies, USA
CH-148 Cyclone (click to view full) Canada’s Maritime Helicopter Replacement Program has been a textbook military procurement program over its long history. Unfortunately, it has been a textbook example of what not to do. While Canada’s 50-year old Sea...
by Emily Erhold | Dec 6, 2021 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Bell Boeing won a $9.3 million contract modification, which exercises an option to procure 68 Conversion Area Harness (CAH) base kits, 53 CAH supplemental kits, two hardware kits and two consumable kits in support of the Marine Corps MV-22 aircraft, the Air...
by Emily Erhold | Dec 3, 2021 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Aechelon Technology won a $7.8 million order, which provides for the production, delivery and integration of four P8 Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS) next generation databases on to four AAS Weapons Tactic Trainers. Work will take place in California. Estimated...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 3, 2021 | Airbus, Ammunition, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), FOCUS Articles, France, Germany, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Helicopters & Rotary, MBDA, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Anti-Armor, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Rockets, Rolls Royce, Sensors & Guidance
Tiger HAP & HAC (click to view full) Eurocopter’s Tiger had always had a very odd setup in that it came in two seemingly incomplete versions (HAP scout and HAC/UHT anti-tank), whose respective deficiencies severely limited multi-role flexibility and hence...
