Ground and Sea Launched SPEAR 3
A few months ago I posted an update on the UK's Selected Precision Effects At Range (SPEAR) Capability 3 requirement, without going too much into the detail (click here to…
F-15 2040C
Boeing has proposed a series if upgrades to the F-15C to supplement the small numbers of F-22's and extend the production line once their order for Saudi Arabia is completed by…
Stocking up on Paveway IV
The MoD has let another contract to Raytheon for more Paveway IV Precision Guided Bombs The Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority) acting through the International Guns, Missiles and…
Paveway IV Tactical Penetrator Contract
The MoD has awarded a 3 and a half year £27 million contract to Rayhtheon for the; Development, Qualification and Manufacture of a Tactical Penetrator Warhead. This is the Paveway…
Hard Sums Ahead for SPEAR Cap 3
THIS POST HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/uk-complex-weapons/ Selective Precision Effects at Range (SPEAR) Capability 3 is the name for a set of requirements for an air-launched stand-off weapon to be…
Typhoon Common Weapon Launcher
Getting ready for Tornado out of service and continued evolution of the aircraft with Brimstone, Storm Shadow, Paveway IV, Meteor and E-Scan radar, the Typhoon continues to grow, at a…
A Ground Based ARTISAN
The BAE/ROKE ARTISAN (Advanced Radar Target Indication Situational Awareness and Navigation) Radar is now in service with the Royal Navy, designated the Type 997. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl9JmItkR-A It is an advanced…
Slim Pickings in Iraq
Below is an extract from a recent MoD update on RAF operations over Iraq; 25 January: a Reaper was once again on patrol over northern Iraq on Sunday, providing top…