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The New Chinooks: Boeing’s Modern H-47 Heavy-Lift Helicopters

The New Chinooks: Boeing’s Modern H-47 Heavy-Lift Helicopters

by | Sep 28, 2023 | Africa - Other, Aircraft, Americas, Americas - Other, Avionics, BAE, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, DID site, Electronics & IT, Europe, Europe - Other, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Special Ops, France, Geographical Focus, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry, Innovation, Middle East & Africa, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Aircraft, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

CH-47Fs take off (click to view full) DII FOCUS articles offer in-depth, updated looks at significant military programs of record; this FOCUS Article covers the CH-47F/MH-47G Chinook helicopter programs, in the USA and abroad. These helicopters’ distinctive...
V-22 Osprey: The Multi-Year Buys

V-22 Osprey: The Multi-Year Buys

by | Sep 27, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Asia, Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, DID site, Elbit Systems, Electronics & IT, Engines - Aircraft, Europe, European Union (EU), GE, Geographical Focus, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry, Innovation, Israel, Issues - Political, Japan, Middle East & Africa, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, Ordnance & Guns, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Politics, Rockets, Rolls Royce, Spotlight articles, T&C - SAIC, USA

(click to view full) In March 2008, the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office in Amarillo, TX received a $10.4 billion modification that converted the previous N00019-07-C-0001 advance acquisition contract to a fixed-price-incentive-fee, multi-year contract. The new...
CH-53K: The U.S. Marines’ HLR Helicopter Program

CH-53K: The U.S. Marines’ HLR Helicopter Program

by | Sep 22, 2023 | Airbus, Aircraft, Americas, Avionics, BAE, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics & IT, Engines - Aircraft, Europe, Europe - Other, Expeditionary Warfare, Finmeccanica, Force Structure, Forces - Marines, France, GE, Geographical Focus, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry, Innovation, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Politics, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Transformation, United Technologies, USA

CH-53K concept (click to view full) The U.S. Marines have a problem. They rely on their CH-53E Super Stallion medium-heavy lift helicopters to move troops, vehicles, and supplies off of their ships. But the helicopters are wearing out. Fast. The pace demanded by the...
Raytheon’s Lot-12 AIM-9X Missile Orders

Raytheon’s Lot-12 AIM-9X Missile Orders

by | Sep 13, 2023 | Americas, Asia, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Corporation, Geographical Focus, Industry, Middle East - Other, Middle East & Africa, Missiles - Air-Air, Official Reports, Ordnance & Guns, Politics, Raytheon, USA

AIM-9X test launch, F-18C (click for close-up) Raytheon’s AIM-9X Block II would have made Top Gun a very short movie. It’s the USA’s most advanced short range air-air missile, capable of using its datalink, thrust vectoring maneuverability, and...
EA-18G Program: The USA’s Electronic Growler

EA-18G Program: The USA’s Electronic Growler

by | Sep 8, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, Delivery & Task Orders, DID site, ECM, Electronics & IT, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, IT - Software & Integration, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Specialty Aircraft, USA

EA-18G at Pax The USA’s electronic attack fighters are a unique, overworked, and nearly obsolete capability. With the retirement of the US Air Force’s long-range EF-111 Raven “Spark ‘Vark,” the aging 4-seat EA-6B Prowlers became the...