by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, European Union (EU), Project Methodologies, Satellites & Sensors, Space, Top Stories
The European body tasked with selecting a consortium to run the Galileo satellite navigation project announced March 1 that it was unable to select a winning bidder to build its EUR 3.2B ($4.2B) Galileo satellite navigation system. It asked the Eurely and iNavSat...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Budgets, Events, Intelligence & PsyOps, New Systems Tech, Top Stories, UAVs, USA
MQ-1 Predator UAVThe MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) received its certification of Initial Operating Capability on March 1. The declaration indicates the Predator has completed its testing and achieved predetermined capability and supportability...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Land Equipment, R&D - Contracted, Tanks & Mechanized, Top Stories, USA
Matrix makes thisa smart weaponThe Army Stryker Brigade now fighting in Iraq will be first in line to receive a new radio-frequency kit that allows soldiers to detonate mines from several kilometers away. The technology, called “Matrix,” was developed by...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Budgets, Lobbying, Logistics, Top Stories, USA
Spurred on by the threat of base closings in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has hired the lobbying firm of Clark & Weinstock to help forestall cuts to the 62 military installations in his state. Other states and communities have taken even more proactive...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Land Equipment, Top Stories, USA
iRobot’s Packbot EODThe Naval Sea Systems Command, Indian Head Division at Indian Head, MD has issued a pair of emergency 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(2) orders for robotic Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) systems. iRobot of Burlington, MA won an $18.3M firm-fixed-price...
