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Defense / Military Electronics

Advanced Helicopter Self-Protection System Reaches New Heights

September 7, 2023September 11, 2023 - by Andrew Dardine

This past February, an advanced self-protection system for helicopters, in development for over 10 years, reached a transformative milestone.  Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system achieved Initial Operational …

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Defense

Anti-Armor Missile Market Forecast to Climb to Over $16 Billion in War’s Wake

August 15, 2023August 11, 2023 - by Larry Dickerson

“The tank is dead.  Long live the tank.”  There has been no shortage of foolish ideas throughout history, and many such utterances will come in the future.  Future conflicts would …

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a missile is fired from a launcher on the ground near water and rocky terrain
Defense

Fighting in Ukraine Boosts Interest in NASAMS

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 - by Larry Dickerson

The Russo-Ukrainian War has been effective in showcasing the capability of certain weapon systems.  Case in point, the NASAMS, developed by Raytheon and Kongsberg. This medium-range air defense system uses …

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Defense / Naval Systems

Type 26 Frigate Makes a Show of Force in Market as Possibly Most Successful British Surface Combatant in Decades

July 6, 2023June 30, 2023 - by Richard Sterk

In less than a few years, the Type 26 frigate has vaulted from a small, also-ran program to the leading contender in the international surface combatant market.  With the signed …

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Defense / Missiles

HELLFIRE Production Fades

June 19, 2023June 20, 2023 - by Larry Dickerson

All good things come to an end.  The Banana Splits show, March Madness, and summer vacation come to mind. Their time with us is finite.  (Tab soda, Earth shoes, and …

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Defense / Military Electronics

Multibillion-Dollar Development Effort Enhances Wide Array of U.S. Navy Sensor Systems

May 10, 2023May 5, 2023 - by Andrew Dardine

This past February, CAES was awarded a five-year, $38.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to support the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 program. This action made …

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Defense / Military Electronics

Raytheon Gets a Re-Up for Support of U.S./Ally CENTAUR Intelligence Sharing Network

May 8, 2023May 5, 2023 - by C. Zachary Hofer

On May 3, the U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company of Richardson, Texas, a $45.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (W56KGY-23-D-0005) for project manager support of Cross-Domain Enterprise All-Source User Repository (CENTAUR) intelligence …

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Defense / Naval Systems

India Levels Up in Nuclear Submarines

May 1, 2023May 2, 2023 - by Richard Sterk

With a total of four Arihant class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) planned, an Indian sea-based deterrent force is now an established reality.  These submarines are being supported by large-scale investment …

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Civil & Commercial Aerospace / Commercial & Civil Space / Commercial Aircraft / Featured

Satellite 2023 Top Five Takeaways

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 - by Carter Palmer

After attending  the Satellite 2023 show recently held in Washington, DC, here are the top five topics that stood out. Neutron on Track; Waterborne Operations Moving Forward Rocket Lab confirmed …

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Budget Data / Defense / Featured

A Look Inside the Pentagon’s FY24 Acquisition Budget Request

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 - by Shaun McDougall

Last year’s FY23 defense budget request received significant pushback from Congress. The administration originally requested $773 billion for the Pentagon and projected a defense budget of $801 billion in FY24, …

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International Military Markets

Forecast International’s International Military Markets service provides a country-by-country examination of the military capabilities, equipment requirements, and inventories of over 120 nations. The individual country reports are structured to condense a vast range of information into concise segments. Governmental and political structures, political and economic trends, national and defense budgets, force structures, military planning requirements, recent and future procurements, the security environment, threat assessments, and military postures – all are detailed in these six services broken out by region (click each title for more details).

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