Americas * Brazilian prosecutors will investigate the country's $5.4 billion Gripen deal, signed with Saab in October last year. The probe is reportedly focused on a $900 million disparity between Saab's 2009 bid price and the final contract value. Saab beat out...
Americas * The Canadian Coast Guard is purchasing seven more Bell 412EPI helicopters, in addition to the fifteen Light-Lift 429 models contracted for last year, amid controversy over the bidding process. * The Canadian armed forces are attempting to developed armor...
CCG Bo-105(click to view full) In fall 2012, the Canadian government began planning in earnest to replace its current fleet of Coast Guard helicopters: 14 MBB Bo-105s and 3 Bell 206L LongRangers at the light end, supported by 6 Bell 212 twin-Hueys. The replacement buy...
Americas * A weighty study has concluded that the DoD should consider prioritizing stealthy long-range bombers in lieu of agile fighters in order to achieve air dominance post-2035. The study bases its findings on an examination of historic air combat and suggests...
SSBN Vanguard Class(click to view full) Update April 10/2015: In the midst of the United Kingdom's election politicking, the Conservative party has promised to build four new replacement subs for the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent. The Royal Navy currently uses SSBN...
Americas * L-3 Chesapeake Sciences Corp was awarded an undefinitized contract action for six TB-29A Compact Towed Array sensors to equip the Virginia-class subs. The contract action is valued at $20.8 million and not competitively sourced, despite Lockheed Martin...
Americas * The Navy's latest thirty-year shipbuilding plan has been revised up to 308 ships. The addition of another San Antonio-class - to bring the total number of ships in class to twelve - and a third Afloat Forward Staging Base. The report - available here - was...
America * Rockwell Collins was awarded a $495 million contract Tuesday for software and system integration on the Army's helicopters, with a portion of these services earmarked for foreign sales. The company was also awarded a $8.1 million modification for the Common...
Americas * A Wall Street Journal op-ed by Defense Industry Daily editor emeritus Joe Katzman posits that America's defense edge - due in part to advantages in networked targeting and precision weapons - is now significantly eroded due to a profusion of almost-as-good...