by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2005 | European Union (EU), New Systems Tech, Simulation & Training
Eurocopter Tiger HAC OCCAR (the Joint Armaments Cooperation Organisation) and Thales have announced the signing of a production contract worth EUR 236 million for 18 Eurocopter Tiger combat helicopter simulators. It calls for the supply of 9 full-flight mission...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2005 | C4ISR, Events, IT - General, Lockheed Martin, USA
Lockheed Martin is delivering two significant upgrades of the military’s premier joint air battle management system to the U.S. Air Force. First deployed in October of 2000, Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) is the primary system for planning and...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2005 | C4ISR, Events, IT - General, New Systems Tech, USA
(click for explanation) In a move that both validates the technology underlying Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and promises to help advance it, especially in terms of security, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has taken a step toward developing its own,...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, USA
Raytheon Company’s Integrated Defense Systems (Raytheon IDS) of Tewksbury, MA has been awarded a three-year, $26.9 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to optimize and refine the use of Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors. The...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, UAVs, USA
I spy, withmy little eye… FLIR Systems, Inc. of Portland, OR announced the receipt of a three-year, $13 million contract from the US Army Research Development & Engineering Command (RDECOM), Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering...
