AW159 Wildcat: The Future Lynx Helicopter Program

by Joe Katzman | Oct 20, 2022 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Project Methodologies, Public Partnering, RAFAEL, Support & Maintenance, Thales, Transformation

Future Lynx naval (click to view full) In 2006, Finmeccanica subsidiary AgustaWestland received a GBP 1 billion (about $1.9 billion at 02/07 rates) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for 70 Future Lynx helicopters, and began a new chapter in a long-running...

RQ-4 Global Hawk UAVs

by Joe Katzman | Oct 17, 2022 | Coastal & Littoral, Delivery & Task Orders, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Sensors - Aquatic, Testing & Evaluation, UAVs, USA

RQ-4A Global Hawk (click to view full) Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV has established a dominant position in the High Altitude/ Long Endurance UAV market. While they are not cheap, they are uniquely capable. During Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the...

US Hellfire Missile Orders, FY 2011-2022

by Joe Katzman | Oct 11, 2022 | Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

USN MH-60S test (click to view full) Hellfire I/II missiles are the USA’s preferred aerial anti-armor missile, and are widely deployed with America’s allies. They equip America’s helicopter fleets (AH-64, AH-1, OH-58D, MH-60S/R), AH-64 and S-70...

Airfields Afloat: The USA’s New Gerald Ford Class Super-Carriers

by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2022 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Events, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Small Business, Surface Ships - Combat, Top Stories, USA

USA’s Nimitz Class & UK’s Invincible Class (click to view full) Some nations have aircraft carriers. The USA has super-carriers. The French Charles De Gaulle Class nuclear carriers displace about 43,000t. India’s new Vikramaditya/ Admiral...

Saving the Galaxy: The C-5 AMP/RERP Program

by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2022 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, FOCUS Articles, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Simulation & Training, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Transport & Utility, USA

C-5 Galaxy (click to view full) When it was introduced, back in 1970, the C-5 Galaxy was the largest plane in the world. It also has the highest operating cost of any US Air Force weapon system, owing to extremely high maintenance demands as well as poor fuel economy....