India Adding Ka-31 AEW Helicopters

by Joe Katzman | Aug 12, 2009 | C4ISR, Contracts - Intent, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Other Corporation, Radars, Russia

Ka-31 AEW(click to view full) Indian media report that India and Russia will sign a contract for 5 more Russian Kamov-31 airborne early warning helicopters, after India’s Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS) cleared the purchase on Aug 4/09. The rumored cost is...

Britain’s 2009-2019 Torpedo Support Contract

by Joe Katzman | Aug 10, 2009 | Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Finmeccanica, Logistics Innovations, MBDA, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Underwater Weapons

Sting Ray onto EH101(click to view larger) The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a GBP 369.5 million (about $615 million), 10-year contract with BAE Systems Insyte to support and maintain the Royal Navy’s light Sting Ray and heavy Spearfish torpedoes. The...

UAE Requests Hellfires, and More

by Joe Katzman | Aug 10, 2009 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Partnerships & Consortia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

AH-64D Longbow, armed(click to view full) “UAE’s 30-Helicopter Apache Upgrade Program Underway” described the UAE/Dubai’s efforts to upgrade its attack helicopter fleet, while “UAE Ordering Weaponized UH-60M ‘Battlehawk’...

HR 3326: FY 2010 House Defense Bill Offers Challenges

by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2009 | ABM, Boeing, Budgets, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Rolls Royce, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, USA

On July 30/09. the US House passed its “H.R. 3326: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010” by a crushing 400-30 vote. Reconciliation with the Senate’s S. 1390 bill will happen in committee, before the final joint bill can be sent to the...

Australia’s A$ 1B+ P3 Accord Support Program

by Joe Katzman | Jul 30, 2009 | Airbus, Australia & S. Pacific, Avionics, Coastal & Littoral, ECM, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Procurement Innovations, Project Management, Project Methodologies, Project Successes, Public Partnering, Sensors & Guidance, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Underwater Weapons

AP-3C over Darwin(click to view full) In November 2005, the Australian Government, Tenix Defence and Eurocopter subsidiary Australian Aerospace (AA) have signed the P3 Accord Master Agreement to provide capability upgrades and Through Life Support (TLS) for the Royal...