Commando transport(click to view full) H-3 Sea Kings are used in a variety of roles by the Royal Navy and RAF, from the transport of Royal Marines (Mk 4, Mk 6CR), to search & rescue (Mk 3/3A and Mk 5), Airborne Early Warning (Mk 7), and classic utility roles. These...
Survivable Laser-guided Expeditionary Integrated Gift Handling system(click to view full) Today isn't really a publishing day, but the Eurofighter articles below provide further updates on Friday's news. Defense Industry Daily will publish on the 26th and 27th. After...
* David Cameron's Middle East November 2012 Tour paid off with a deal with Oman for 20 aircraft including 12 Typhoons. Details to follow in our own coverage. As Britain and France compete for several fighter export contracts, Cameron's personal involvement may remind...
Irkut concept(click to view full) In late December 2006, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) announced a $700-million joint venture (JV) agreement with Irkut Corporation of Russia for manufacturing 60-tonne multi-role transport aircraft (MRTA). Under this 50/50 arrangement...
* The GAO on the forthcoming logistics costs of withdrawing from Afghanistan and what to leave vs. what to bring back: "Because the services have not consistently performed and documented analyses to support decision making concerning the return of excess major end...
Swiss F/A-18Cs(click to view full) Until and unless new fighters arrive, Switzerland is depending more and more heavily on its 33 Swiss Luftwaffe F/A-18C/D fighters (26 F/A-18Cs, 7 F/A-18D 2-seat), in order to handle air sovereignty and policing over the nation. In...
Pakistani P-3(click to view full) Pakistan's location on the Indian Ocean next to the Persian Gulf, and its rivalry with India, ensure that its maritime patrol and strike capabilities will need to operate across a wide expanse of ocean. Maritime patrol aircraft are...
* The British government submitted its 2012 report [PDF] to parliament on the future nuclear deterrent, noting the ramp up in public and private resources via an Integrated Programme Management Team (IPMT). * Lord Levene, a former chief of defence procurement now at...
AN/ALE-55(click to view full) The AN/ALE-55 (V) is a related system made by BAE, consisting of an electronic frequency converter (EFC) and a fiber optic towed decoy (FOTD). It works together with an aircraft's onboard electronic warfare (EW) equipment, throughout the...