Tag: Raytheon
Ballistic Missile Defence in the Asia-Pacific region
The topic of ballistic missile defence, regardless of geographic region, is rife with complexities, and two major areas stand out - the geopolitical aspect...
Keeping Them Flying and Effective
New helicopters, to maintain effectiveness, need a planned upgrade path - something that the Royal Australian Navy is addressing early. Older aircraft may swap...
Thales Sonar Upgrades to Extend Australia’s Collins Class Submarine Capability
Australia’s strategic priority on enhancing its submarine capability will be supported by Thales through major upgrades of the sonar systems on all six Collins...
MANPAD Menace
Countering the MANPAD threat consistently challenges industry’s design and development teams.
One of the most unpredictable and terrifying asymmetric threats to military fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft...
Strength on the surface
Naval orders-of-battle are on the rise in the Asia-Pacific. Mounting tensions over territory, resources and state-on-state rivalries at sea are prompting Asia-Pacific navies to...
Doing more than it says on the Tin
Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft can do much more than their acronym suggests. The increasing ability of these platforms to perform land and sea...
When Neptune Gets Angry
Global trade depends on the safe navigation of the world’s seas, and navies have to contend with a range of rapidly-developing new threats. Modern...
Remote Control
There has been an increased demand for Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) and unmanned turrets in recent years. These systems provide a range of benefits,...
Unmanned, Unblinking Eyes Over The Ocean
The ramp-up of capability in terms of MALE/HALE operations is happening, although fully operational systems in many cases are still some years away. ...
David versus Goliath
The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF), as part of that country’s armed forces, faces a nearly impossible primary mission on paper, to defend...
