Tanks for the Lesson: Leopards, too, for Canada

by Joe Katzman | Jun 18, 2014 | After-Action Reviews, Alliances, Americas - Other, Canada, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Field Innovations, Germany, Issues - Political, Pre-RFP, Spotlight articles, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, Training & Exercises, Transformation, Warfare - Lessons

Leopard 2A6M CAN(click to view full) Canadian Forces took some of the lessons re-learned during Operation Medusa in Afghanistan, directly to heart. Canada’s DND: “The heavily protected direct fire capability of a main battle tank is an invaluable tool in...

To ARMS: USA Looks to Improve AESA Radar Manufacturing

by Joe Katzman | Jun 16, 2014 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Raytheon

NGC’s G/ATOR(click to view full) The ARMS (Affordable Radio Frequency Multifunction Sensors) program is focused on developing new manufacturing processes to improve manufacturing for ASEA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar components, whether that means...

USA: Fixed-Wing Transport Contracts for the Central Asian Front

by Joe Katzman | Jun 15, 2014 | Asia - Central, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Logistics, Other Corporation, Security Contractor, Spotlight articles, Transport & Utility, USA

C-212, hot & high(click to view full) Early operations in Afghanistan and Iraq led US combat commanders to ask for transport aircraft that could use smaller runways, and land closer to zones of operations. The US Army pressed its King Air C-12s and Shorts C-23s...

Saudi Arabia’s A330 MRTT Tankers

by Joe Katzman | Jun 12, 2014 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, France, Saudi Arabia, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility

Saudi A330-MRTT(click to view full) In January 2008, EADS North America announced that The Royal Saudi Air Force will acquire 3 of EADS A330 Multi-role Tanker/Transports (MRTTs), equipped with both EADS centerline-mounted ARBS (advanced Air Refueling Boom System) for...

Aerospace, Excelled: The USA’s Arnold Engineering Development Center

by Joe Katzman | Jun 11, 2014 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Forces - Air, Forces - Space, IT - General, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Public Partnering, Simulation & Training, Support Functions - Other, T&C - CSC, Testing & Evaluation, USA

AEDC at work: X-29(click to view full) The Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), named for U.S. Air Force pioneer Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold, bills itself as “The World’s Premier Flight Simulation Test Facility.” Nearly half of the...