Following the SDSR 2015 decision to purchase the Boeing P-8A Patrol Aircraft (Maritime Patrol or Multi Mission Aircraft) the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) notification has been published. WASHINGTON, Mar. 25, 2016 – The State Department has made a determination approving…
A couple of weeks ago, I asked if there were any military applications for a hugely powerful quantum computer. How about something at the other end of the scale, a $5 computer. Yes, $5. And tiny The original, and…
Thought I would write a quick update to an older post on map boards. In the 2014 post I described a number of technologies that might one day replace the paper map in headquarters locations. I said; Maps need to…
There have been relatively few pre-SDSR leaks this time around but as we get into the vinegar strokes, expect a few more. As the review work has nearly completed and various options presented to ministers the decision-making process gets into…
The Demonstration and Manufacture contract for CROWSNEST has been confirmed. Lockheed Martin UK Ltd Merlin MK 2 Helicopter — Crowsnest Demonstration and Manufacture. Anti submarine warfare helicopters. Merlin Crowsnest — Modification and provision of Airborne Surveillance and Control role fit…
If we look beyond the maritime patrol aircraft and into the future, it strikes me there are two roads to take, or maybe a third. Option 1; concentrate on the multi-mission ISTAR space and look at either the P-8 or…
No particular reason for these, I just liked that they were in a series and show the capabilities of modern Geographic Intelligence software applications. [tabs] [tab title=”VTRAC”] [/tab] [tab title=”RV Cloud”] [/tab] [tab title=”3D Pro”] [/tab] [tab title=”Feature Analyst”] [/tab]…
The fever pitch surrounding the UK’s yet to be announced maritime patrol, or perhaps more accurately, multi-mission, aircraft, is getting unbearable. The not very secret but terribly hush-hush trip aboard the Kawasaki P-1 by RAF officers, the rush of Russian…
In our recent discussion on maritime patrol the subject of Australia’s purchase of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft came up. The subject of its cost came up and there was some confusion as to what exactly was the…
Autonomous underwater vehicles and surface vessels are currently the subject of a great deal of research effort. It is widely predicted that future anti-submarine operations will include surface and sub-surface unmanned systems, some deployed from submarines, some from surface ships. In…
