ROKAF C-130H(click to view full) Flight International reports that the Elisra joint venture between Elbit Systems (70%) and Israel Aaerospace Industries (30%) recently received a $25 million contract to supply an "integrated electronic warfare suite" for the ROKAF's...
U-212A Cutaway(click to view full) Kongsberg has announced a NOK 150 million (about $24 million equivalent) contract from Finmeccanica's Italian shipyard Fincantieri. Kongsberg will deliver 2 command and weapon control systems, which will equip 2 more Salvatore...
Aerostar UAV(click to view full) Afghanistan has forced a number of participating countries to upgrade their UAV fleets through purchase and rental, and Dutch forces are no exception. They have bought Aladin and Raven mini-UAVs, and a recent announcement indicates...
B-2 Spirit(click to view full) America's 21 B-2A Spirit stealth bombers have been leaders in stealth technology and weapon support arrangements. Now, they're a leader in a less desirable category. DTI's Bill Sweetman reports that during a 2008 bandwidth auction, the...
Super Tucano(click to view full) In January 2009, "8 Super Tucanos to Dominican Republic" added that a 24 plane sale worth up to $280 million was also pending to Ecuador, on South America's west-central coast. Embraer has now confirmed that sale. The Fuerza Aerea...
By The Heritage Foundation's Mackenzie Eaglen and Eric Sayers USN Fleet plan, 2009(click to view full) House Armed Services Committee Chairman Representative Ike Skelton [D-MO] recently expressed his concern about the state of the United States Navy, noting that since...
D7Gs in Ramadi, Iraq(click to view full) Caterpillar, Inc in Mossville, IL received a $73.2 million cost plus, no fee, firm-fixed-price contract with options. They will provide services to the Life Extension Program for Program Executive Office (PEO) Combat...
Warren Snowden(click to view full) Research and Development is essential to any national technology base, and to the health of its defense industrial base. The USA is a global research leader, and some of its efforts have created international infrastructure - like...
MV-22, landing(click to view full) In March 2007, United Technologies subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in Stratford, CT received Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract for a program called "Sandblaster." Sandblaster? Being under a helicopter's...