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AMRAAM: Deploying & Developing America’s Medium-Range Air-Air Missile

AMRAAM: Deploying & Developing America’s Medium-Range Air-Air Missile

by | Sep 4, 2023 | Africa - Other, Americas, Asia, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, Design Innovations, DID site, Europe, Europe - Other, Field Reports, FOCUS Articles, France, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Israel, Japan, Logistics & Support, Middle East - Other, Middle East & Africa, Military Overall, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, News, Official Reports, Ordnance & Guns, Other Corporation, Politics, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, USA, Warfare - Trends

AIM-120C from F-22A (click for test missile zoom) Raytheon’s AIM-120 Advanced, Medium-Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) has become the world market leader for medium range air-to-air missiles, and is also beginning to make inroads within land-based defense...
RQ-4 Global Hawk UAVs

RQ-4 Global Hawk UAVs

by | Aug 31, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Coastal & Littoral, Corporation, Delivery & Task Orders, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Logistics & Support, Naval Equipment, 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...
A Higher-Tech Hog: USAF A-10C Upgraded, Refurbished, Unloved – But More in Demand

A Higher-Tech Hog: USAF A-10C Upgraded, Refurbished, Unloved – But More in Demand

by | Aug 30, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Asia, Asia - Other, Avionics, BAE, Boeing, Bombs - Smart, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Corporation, DID site, Electronics & IT, Field Reports, Fighters & Attack, FOCUS Articles, Geographical Focus, Industry, Issues - Political, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Military Overall, News, Northrop-Grumman, Ordnance & Guns, Other Corporation, Politics, Sensors & Guidance, USA, Warfare - Lessons

A-10A over Germany (click to view full) The Precision Engagement modification is the largest single upgrade effort ever undertaken for the USA’s unique A-10 “Warthog” close air support aircraft fleet. While existing A/OA-10 aircraft continue to...
Up to $11.9B for B-52H Maintenance & Modernization

Up to $11.9B for B-52H Maintenance & Modernization

by | Aug 29, 2023 | Aircraft, Americas, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Corporation, Geographical Focus, Heavy Bombers, Industry, Logistics & Support, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA

B-52H: flyin’ low, dyin’ slow… (click to view full) Officially, it’s the B-52H Stratofortress. Unofficially, it’s the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F–cker). Either way, this subsonic heavy bomber remains the mainstay of the U.S. strategic...
JLTV: Oshkosh Wins, Lockheed Protests

JLTV: Oshkosh Wins, Lockheed Protests

by | Aug 23, 2023 | Americas, Asia, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Corporation, Design Innovations, DID site, Europe, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, General Dynamics, Geographical Focus, Industry, Innovation, Israel, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Middle East & Africa, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Oshkosh, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Politics, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Raytheon, T&C - SAIC, Thales, USA

Ultra APV demonstrator (click to view full) In an age of non-linear warfare, where front lines are nebulous at best and non-existent at worst, one of the biggest casualties is… the concept of unprotected rear echelon vehicles, designed with the idea that...