by Joe Katzman | Feb 24, 2005 | ABM, Boeing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Space, Top Stories, United Technologies, USA
Rocketdyne RS-83 EngineBoeing Co. is selling its Rocketdyne business to United Technologies Corp. of Hartford, Conn., for approximately $700 million in cash. Rocketdyne builds booster engines for the Space Shuttle and Delta rockets, as well as propulsion systems for...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 24, 2005 | R&D - Contracted, Tanks & Mechanized, Top Stories, USA
LAR PlatoonAs the demand for armored scout units in Iraq soars, the U.S. Marine Corps is reviewing its entire array of combat vehicle programs and is considering revising procurement plans. Commanders in Iraq have kept light armored forces busier than planned, which...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 24, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, New Systems Tech, Top Stories, USA
AH-1Z Super CobraBell Helicopter Textron, Inc., was awarded a $165,422,738 cost-plus-award-fee contract for the development of Integrated Avionics Suite (IAS) software upgrades in support of the H-1 helicopter upgrade program. In addition, this contract provides for...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 24, 2005 | Design Innovations, Field Innovations, Field Reports, Forces - Special Ops, Intelligence & PsyOps, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Top Stories, Transformation, UAVs, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Raven in the field The Army News Service reports that the tiny Raven drone’s aerial reconnaissance value has quickly earned the respect of battalion commanders in Iraq, filling a niche at the battalion level when larger UAVs are unavailable. Weighing in at 4.5...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 24, 2005 | Budgets, R&D - Contracted, Top Stories, USA
The U.S. Defense Department’s fiscal year 2006 research and development (R&D) budget request cuts off funding for congressional earmarks, which totaled $1 billion in FY ’05. DOD is requesting more than $70 billion for R&D in FY ’06, with...
