T3: Triple Target Terminator’s Terminus

by Joe Katzman | Feb 16, 2012 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, DARPA, Design Innovations, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, USA

Latest updates: Next-Gen Missile Termination. AARGM Concept(click to view larger) In early FY 2011, DARPA awarded a pair of initial contracts for something called the Triple Target Terminator. In their own words: “The Triple Target Terminator (T3) program will...

Rapid Fire 2012-02-16: BAE’s 2011 Results Hurt by US Slide

by Joe Katzman | Feb 16, 2012 | Airbus, Asia - Other, BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Legal, Lobbying, Other Corporation, Transport & Utility, WMD

* BAE Systems announced its 2011 financial results: sales dropped by 14% to 19.2 billion pounds (about $30B) while the order book shrank by 8% to 36.2 billion pounds ($56.7B). US sales accounted for 47% of the total but the Platforms & Services US division is the...

Rapid Fire 2012-02-13: Mobile Hotspots

by Joe Katzman | Feb 13, 2012 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, DARPA, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Medical, Official Reports, People, R&D - Contracted, Scandals & Investigations, T&C - Booz Allen

* [Update] The US DOD released its FY13 budget request. * Budget killer? With TRICARE costs spiraling, pharmacists and lawmakers are calling attention to the fact that the proposed merger of the USA’s only 2 national “pharmacy benefit managers” would...

Rapid Fire 2012-02-09: MDAP Technical Reviews

by Joe Katzman | Feb 9, 2012 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, France, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Japan, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Air-Air, Official Reports, Raytheon, Rolls Royce, USA

* Truth, Lies, Afghanistan – and what this has to do with the Army’s Future Combat Systems. * Pakistan received its 18th and final new F-16C/D Block 52 fighter, and its 1st 2 upgraded F-16 fighters, under a multi-billion set of deals with the USA and...

Poland Requests F-16 Weapons, Support

by Joe Katzman | Feb 8, 2012 | Boeing, Bombs - General, Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Missiles - Air-Air, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, United Technologies, USA

Polish F-16C,air display(click to view full) F-16C/D Block 52 aircraft serve as the backbone of Poland’s air force. In February 2012, the USA’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced [PDF] Poland’s official request for F-16 weapons, as well as...