Piranha-IIIC(click to view full) For most of the Cold War, peacekeeping deployments were generally seen as second-string efforts that could get by with less protection. That has begun to change. These days, international deployments have become a spur for many...
LHA-4 into NYC, 2008(click to view full) BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair in Norfolk, VA received a $16 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the USS Nassau's [LHA-4] FY 2009 planned maintenance availability. This is a minor maintenance period,...
It's that time of year again. For those of you celebrating American Thanksgiving, or who just want a feast, the US Defense Commissary Agency has some tips for cooking turkey, and some recipes. DID offers thanks to all of our readers, and to all American and allied...
Cheap boost(click to view full) It's a threat that makes modern defense planners shiver. Small turbojets are not uncommon, even as basic GPS receiver technology has become cheap, and guidance systems sophisticated enough to fly unmanned aerial vehicles are being...
ACH in action(click to view full) Gentex Corp. in Carbondale, PA received a maximum $67.3 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract from the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) in Philadelphia, PA. for Advanced Combat Helmets....
LAW M72: A4, A5, A6/7(click to view full) Nov 17/08: Nammo Talley Defense, Inc. in Mesa, AZ received a $15.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for 7,750 LAW M72A7 portable rockets from Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, VA, in order to replenish stockpiles....
Virginia Block I-II(click for SuperSize) The SSN-774 Virginia Class submarine was introduced in the 1990s as a Clinton-era reform that was intended to take some of the SSN-21 Seawolf Class' key design and technology advances, and place them in a smaller, less...
SM-3 seeker: target!(click to view full) A lot has been written in recent years about the improvements in air-air missiles. Short-range air-air missiles (SRAAMs) have received particular attention due to their vastly improved wide-angle seekers, computer processor...
DMSP: points of light(click to view full) The American military procurement system faces a number of challenges at the moment, and the news isn't very good on many fronts. There are success stories in the field - some larger, some smaller. but every one the product of...