Tag: USA
PARS 3 LR Competes for Two Indian Attack Helicopter Programs
MBDA confirmed today that its PARS 3 Long Range (LR) guided missile system has been short listed for the Indian Army helicopter future air-to-ground...
The High Cost of Precision Attack
Depleting stocks of Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) used by European Air Forces in Libya is expected to trigger demand for affordable guided weapons. This article examines the operational advantages and weaknesses of the various weapons, and how it reflects in their costs
International Aerial Group Supports Israel’s Firefighting Campaign in Mt. Carmel
Faced with the worst forest fire since last Wednesday, Israel mobilized all firefighters, law enforcement and Home Front command in an effort to fight...
Lockheed Martin to Deliver 31 F-35s by 2013, Under $3.5 Billion...
The delays in development and testing have increased the cost of the aircraft. In an effort to control the escalating cost the Pentagon negotiated...
Australia’s Super Hornet Tests JSOW Guided Weapons
Super Hornet aircraft from No. 1 Squadron conducted their first live weapon trials at the Woomera Test Range, north of Adelaide. The JSOW test...
Saudi Arabia to Order 180 New Helicopters for a New National...
The recently announced acquisition of more than 180 helicopters for the Saudi Arabian National Guards (SANG) provides the first major step in expansion of...
Through the Wall Radar Sensors at ISDEF 2010
Two companies are demonstrating Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) radar systems providing through the wall sensing. Israel-based Camero is showing the Xaver 800 and 400 products...
Rafael Delivers the 1,000th Litening Targeting pod
In 1997 Northrop Grumman joined Rafael to become the prime contractor for the Litening pod for the U.S. market and U.S. Government Foreign Military...
DARPA Selects AAI, Lockheed Martin for Transformer (TX) Program
To meet much of transportation needs of today’s deployed Warfighter, either highly mobile multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV) are used, or helicopters, which have limited...
Decision Time for Cargo UAVs
Above: The AirMule prototype has performed 40 test hovers and accumulated 10 hours of flight time. More recently the aircraft has been undergoing a...
ManTech Completes the Acquisition of QinetiQ Subsidiary Security and Intelligence Solutions
ManTech International Corporation completed the acquisition of QinetiQ North America’s Security and Intelligence Solutions (S&IS) business for $60 million in cash. Fairfax, Va. based...
Ocelot Selected for the British LPPV Program
Force Protection Europe Ltd (FPE), developer of the Occelot light armored vehicle, has been selected as the preferred bidder in U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD)...
L1ID Splits between Safran, BAE Systems
BAE Systems announced today the planned acquisition of three intelligence services companies, for a total investment of almost US$300 million. The companies to be...
Gates: Pentagon to Implement Tougher Business Rules
Under the new policy companies will be required to provide more predictable cost estimations and meet those costs down the road. When costs increase happen, contractors will be required to share the burden. Prime contractors are likely to be most exposed to this new risk, but subcontractors could also find themselves vulnerable when required to take responsibility on delays they cause...
