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UH-72 Lakota Light Helicopter Lands Airbus in US Defense Market

UH-72 Lakota Light Helicopter Lands Airbus in US Defense Market

by | Dec 12, 2022 | Airbus, Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Field Reports, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, L3 Communications, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Support & Maintenance, Thales, USA

UH-72As: MEDEVAC (click to view full) DID’s FOCUS articles offer in-depth, updated looks at significant military programs of record. This is DID’s FOCUS Article regarding the US Army’s Light Utility Helicopter program, covering the program and its...
UH-72 Lakota Light Helicopter Lands Airbus in US Defense Market

Phalanx CIWS: The Last Defense, On Ship and Ashore

by | Dec 8, 2022 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Canada, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Israel, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Oshkosh, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Naval, Raytheon, Spotlight articles, Support & Maintenance, USA, Warfare - Trends

Phalanx, firing (click to view full) The radar-guided, rapid-firing MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS, pron. “see-whiz”) can fire between 3,000-4,500 20mm cannon rounds per minute, either autonomously or under manual command, as a last-ditch...
UH-72 Lakota Light Helicopter Lands Airbus in US Defense Market

Team Torpedo: US Firms Sell & Support MK48s and MK54s

by | Nov 9, 2022 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, India, Japan, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Procurement Innovations, Public Partnering, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Underwater Weapons, USA

Mk 48: Before and After (click for full sequence) The Mk-48 is the standard heavyweight torpedo used by the US military, and is mounted primarily on submarines. Surface ships use the smaller Mk46 or Mk50. The Mk-54, in contrast, stemmed from the need for a smaller,...
UH-72 Lakota Light Helicopter Lands Airbus in US Defense Market

The C-130J: New Hercules & Old Bottlenecks

by | Nov 9, 2022 | Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Forces - Marines, Forces - Special Ops, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, 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...