BAE Wins $52M for Over 200 CMWS Helicopter Protection Systems

by Joe Katzman | Apr 17, 2006 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, ECM, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, New Systems Tech, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, USA

UH-60 CMWS in Iraq(click to view full) The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $52 million contract to provide more than 200 AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) to protect Army fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against infrared guided missile threats, under...

$10M Adds “Disco Balls” to Canada’s New Helicopters

by Joe Katzman | Apr 17, 2006 | Americas - Other, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, ECM, Field Reports, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Protective Systems - Aircraft, United Technologies, USA

ALQ-144 on Apache(click to view full) BAE Systems received a $10.4 million contract from General Dynamics Canada to provide 31 AN/ALQ-144A(V)5 countermeasure systems, spares, and integrated logistics support for Canada’s 28 new CH-148 Cyclone maritime...

Boeing Invests $1.5B in Indian Aerospace

by Joe Katzman | Apr 17, 2006 | Boeing, India, Other Corporation, Transport & Utility

The Boeing Company will invest $1.5 billion, directly and indirectly, in India’s aerospace industry as part of its $6 billion deal with national carrier Air India for 68 aircraft. The money will reportedly be used to set up facilities; conduct research and...

NATO’s AN-124s: A Russian Solution to the Airlift Problem… And More?

by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2006 | Alliances, Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, France, Issues - Political, Logistics, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Power Projection, Procurement Innovations, Project Successes, Russia, Think Tanks, Transport & Utility, USA

C-17 vs. AN-124(click to view full) On March 23, 2006, NATO put a multinational airlift contract into effect. As things stand now, 6 giant Antonov An-124-100 strategic air lifters will be available to NATO members Belgium (just added), Canada, the Czech Republic,...

Israel Considering Lockheed’s Littoral Combat Ship Design

by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Israel, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, R&D - Contracted, Surface Ships - Combat, USA

Lockheed LCS cutaway(click to view full) The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a foreign military sales contract valued at nearly $5.2 million to conduct a nine-month Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) feasibility study for the Israeli Navy. Under the contract Lockheed...