Norwegian EEZ In February 2007, the Government of Norway announced a contract with Lockheed Martin to build new production service life extension kits for 6 Royal Norwegian Air Force P-3C/N Orion long-range maritime patrol aircraft, and offer engineering and other...
* Pro-Russia forces shot down 2 Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopters and damaged 1 Mi-8 earlier today in the Donetsk Oblast, killing 2 servicemen in the process, according to Ukraine's ministry of defense. There are also clashes in Odessa. Beyond that, there's a certain degree...
* China's Ministry of Defense announced it will stage joint naval drills with Russia in the East China Sea at the end of the month. This, right after China's foreign ministry criticized sanctions as a source of tensions. So much for American pundits claiming that...
* ATK announced they would split into two companies, followed by a merger of the resulting aerospace and defense arm with Orbital. The resulting company, to be named Orbital ATK, will have 13,000 employees for $4.5B in yearly revenue. ATK's sporting good business has...
* The US Navy is working on an RFP for up to 18 Remote Minehunting System (RMS) Remote Multi-Mission Vehicles (RMMV), part of the LCS' MCM mission module. An industry day took place a month ago, and briefing material has been trickling in (including this Q&A) since...
* The Philippines and the US are signing today a 10-year military pact formalizing how American troops will be allowed to rotate in the former US colony. Video of the press conference with Presidents Aquino and Obama. * President Aquino announced last Friday the...
The dilemma for airdropping supplies has always been a stark one: high-altitude airdrops often go badly astray, while low-level paradrops create significant dangers from enemy fire and consume more fuel. A new advanced concept technology demonstration pursued by U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center at Natick, the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command (USAF AMC), the U.S. Army Project Manager Force Sustainment and Support, and industry shows promise, and has been tested successfully in Iraq….
* NATO realizes they'll need to replace their invaluable NE-3A AWACS fleet around 2030. At this stage, everyone naturally wants everything, including a missile defense role. Budget realities and remorseless demographics ensure that they'll buy what's available off the...
* Northrop Grumman reported Q1 2014 sales down 4.2% to $5.85B, with all business segments losing between 3% and 6% of their revenue vs. same time last year. This looks relatively close to Lockheed Martin's revenue outlook for the quarter. Total backlog slipped by...