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The C-130J: New Hercules & Old Bottlenecks

by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Asia, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, DID site, Electronics & IT, Engines - Aircraft, Europe, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Forces - Marines, Forces - Special Ops, Geographical Focus, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry, Innovation, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Logistics & Support, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Politics, Procurement Innovations, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Transport & Utility, USA

RAAF C-130J-30, flares (click to view full) The C-130 Hercules remains one of the longest-running aerospace manufacturing programs of all time. Since 1956, over 40 models and variants have served as the tactical airlift backbone for over 50 nations. The C-130J looks...

P-8 Poseidon MMA: Long-Range Maritime Patrol, and More

by Joe Katzman | Oct 31, 2023 | Airbus, Aircraft, Americas, Americas - Other, Asia, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Boeing, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, Delivery & Task Orders, DID site, Electronics - General, Electronics & IT, Europe, Europe - Other, Field Innovations, FOCUS Articles, GE, Geographical Focus, India, Industry, Innovation, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Project Failures, Projects, Radars, Raytheon, Small Business, Specialty Aircraft, USA

P-8A Poseidon (click to view full) Maritime surveillance and patrol is becoming more and more important, but the USA's P-3 Orion turboprop fleet is falling apart. The P-7 Long Range Air ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Capable Aircraft program to create an improved P-3...

Eurofighter’s Future: Tranche 3, and Beyond

by Joe Katzman | Oct 31, 2023 | Airbus, Aircraft, BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Corporation, DID site, Engines - Aircraft, Europe, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, Geographical Focus, Germany, Industry, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Politics, Rolls Royce

Italian Eurofighters (click to view full) The multi-national Eurofighter Typhoon has been described as the aerodynamic apotheosis of lessons learned from the twin engine "teen series" fighters that began with the F-14 and F-15, continued with the emergence of the...

F-35 Lightning: The Joint Strike Fighter Program

by Padraig McCarrick | Oct 25, 2023 | Aircraft, Alliances, Americas, Asia, BAE, Bombs - General, Bombs - Smart, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Conferences & Events, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, Europe, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Forces - Air, GE, Geographical Focus, Germany, Industry, Innovation, Israel, Japan, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, MBDA, Middle East - Other, Middle East & Africa, Military Overall, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Ordnance & Guns, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Politics, Rolls Royce, Turkey, USA

F-35B: off probation (click to view full) The $382 billion F-35 Joint Strike fighter program may well be the largest single global defense program in history. This major multinational program is intended to produce an "affordably stealthy" multi-role fighter...

Australia’s MH-60R Maritime Helicopters

by Joe Katzman | Oct 16, 2023 | Airbus, Aircraft, Americas, Asia, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Intent, Corporation, Europe, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Force Structure, France, GE, Geographical Focus, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry, Lockheed Martin, Logistics & Support, Military Overall, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, Thales, United Technologies, USA

MH-60Rs fire Hellfire (click to view full) Australia's AIR 9000, Phase 8 project aimed to buy 24 modern naval helicopters to 16 existing S-70B-2 Seahawks, along with the disastrous A$1.1 billion, 11-helicopter SH-2G "Super Seasprite" acquisition attempt. With a total...

Sikorsky’s $8.5-11.7B “Multi-Year 8” H-60 Helicopter Contract

by Joe Katzman | Oct 12, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Asia, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Corporation, DID site, Europe, Europe - Other, Geographical Focus, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry, Military Overall, Policy - Procurement, Spotlight articles, United Technologies, USA

US Army HH-60Ms (click to view full) In July 2012, the US military signed another huge contract with Sikorsky. With production of the Army's HH/UH-60M, and the Navy's MH-60S and MH-60R helicopters, all in full swing, there's no question about the need for future...

Timely Defenders: Keeping Patriots in Shape

by Joe Katzman | Oct 9, 2023 | ABM, Americas, Asia, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, DID site, Electronics & IT, Europe, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, Geographical Focus, Industry, Israel, Japan, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Middle East & Africa, Ordnance & Guns, Other Corporation, Radars, Raytheon, USA

DID’s FOCUS Article covering the Patriot anti-air missile system, including all development & contracts during the FY 2007 time frame…

NH90: Europe’s Medium Helicopter Gets New Order Despite Issues

by Joe Katzman | Oct 6, 2023 | Airbus, Aircraft, Americas, Americas - Other, Asia, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Corporation, Design Innovations, DID site, Electronics & IT, Engines - Aircraft, Europe, Europe - Other, Events, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, France, GE, Geographical Focus, Germany, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry, Innovation, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Logistics & Support, Middle East - Other, Middle East & Africa, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, News, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Politics, Procurement Innovations, Project Failures, Project Methodologies, Project Successes, Projections & Assessments, Projects, Public Partnering, R&D - Contracted, Rolls Royce, Simulation & Training, Testing & Evaluation

NH90: TTH & NFH (click to view full) The NH90 emerged from a requirement that created a NATO helicopter development and procurement agency in 1992 and, at almost the same time, established NH Industries (62.5% EADS Eurocopter, 32.5% AgustaWestland, and 5% Stork...

The JAS-39 Gripen: Sweden’s 4+ Generation Wild Card

by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2023 | Africa - Other, Aircraft, Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Corporation, DID site, Elbit Systems, Electronics & IT, Europe, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, GE, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Logistics & Support, Middle East & Africa, Military Overall, Other Corporation, People, Politics, R&D - Contracted, Radars, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises

South African JAS-39D (click to view full) As a neutral country with a long history of providing for its own defense against all comers, Sweden also has a long tradition of building excellent high-performance fighters with a distinctive look. From the long-serving...

V-22 Osprey: The Multi-Year Buys

by Joe Katzman | Sep 27, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Asia, Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, DID site, Elbit Systems, Electronics & IT, Engines - Aircraft, Europe, European Union (EU), GE, Geographical Focus, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry, Innovation, Israel, Issues - Political, Japan, Middle East & Africa, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, Ordnance & Guns, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Politics, Rockets, Rolls Royce, Spotlight articles, T&C - SAIC, USA

(click to view full) In March 2008, the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office in Amarillo, TX received a $10.4 billion modification that converted the previous N00019-07-C-0001 advance acquisition contract to a fixed-price-incentive-fee, multi-year contract. The new...

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