Iraq Looking for More Light/Med. Utility Helicopters

by Joe Katzman | Nov 22, 2009 | Budgets, Contracts - Intent, Force Structure, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA

IqAF Huey-II, Mosul 2008(click to view full) On Nov 19/09, the US DSCA announced [PDF] a formal request from the Iraqi government to buy up to 27 light and medium utility helicopters, in a deal whose possible value is set at $1.2 billion. DSCA requests do not...

Britain Orders Dragon Runner Robots for the Troops

by Joe Katzman | Nov 22, 2009 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Robots, USA

Dragon Runner system(click to view larger) QinetiQ North America subsidiary Automatika recently announced a GBP 12 million (about $20 million) urgent operational contract from the UK’s Ministry of Defence to supply almost 100 of its small Automatika Dragon...

UAE Orders PC-21 Turboprop Trainers

by Joe Katzman | Nov 19, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Pilatus PC-21(click to view full) During the 2009 Dubai airshow, the United Arab Emirates signed a contract with Pilatus to buy 25 PC-21 intermediate trainer aircraft, in a package worth $511 million. That package also covers several training simulators and associated...

France’s Crash Programs Budget Doubled in 2009

by Joe Katzman | Nov 19, 2009 | Budgets, C4ISR, ECM, Engineering Vehicles, Fighters & Attack, France, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Remote Weapons Systems, Sensors & Guidance, Surface Ships - Combat, Trucks & Transport, USA

Buffalo, arrivé(click to view full) The French DGA procurement agency recently announced [in French] that its 2009 urgences operations (UO, formerly “crash programs”) budget doubled from EUR 131 million in 2008 to EUR 260 million in 2009. This change is in...

SELEX Delivering Marte Mk2 Radar Seekers to UAE

by Joe Katzman | Nov 19, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Sensors & Guidance

Marte Mk2N test(click to view full) Finmeccanica subsidiary SELEX Galileo recently announced [PDF] a EUR 26 million (about $38.7 million) contract for SM-1S radar seekers, as part of an MBDA contract for the provision of Marte MK2/N anti-ship missiles to “a...