by Joe Katzman | May 9, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Boeing, Expeditionary Warfare, Field Reports, Forces - Marines, Intelligence & PsyOps, New Systems Tech, Procurement Innovations, Public Partnering, Transformation, UAVs, USA
ScanEagle returns ScanEagle is a relatively low-cost robot aircraft at $100,000 a copy – but then, it was originally designed to find tuna schools not terrorists. The U.S. Marine Corps is currently using an upgraded version of the aircraft in Iraq, where its...
by Joe Katzman | May 9, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, UAVs, USA, UUVs & USVs
ScanEagle Following positive evaluations in the field by the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy has committed to a $14.5 million contract to use the ScanEagle. ScanEagle is a small GPS-guided spy plane that can linger above a designated battle space for many hours and...
by Joe Katzman | May 9, 2005 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, Japan, Missiles - Surface-Air, Protective Systems - Naval, Raytheon, USA
ESSM Launch Raytheon Co. in Tucson, AZ received a $162.8 million firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-5482) to procure 251 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM), 38 shipping containers and spares for the NATO Sea Sparrow consortium....
by Joe Katzman | May 9, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Other Corporation, USA
Universal Construction Co. Inc. in Huntsville, AL won a $38.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for Construction of an administrative building, cafeteria, walkways, and a central plant expansion at Redstone Arsenal, AL. Work is expected to be complete by May 3, 2007....
by Joe Katzman | May 9, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Environmental, Field Innovations, Fuel & Power, Logistics, Materials Innovations, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, Transformation, USA
A $1.6 million contract with Konarka Technologies Inc. for an unspecified number of flexible solar panels aims to lighten the load for U.S. troops, who must transport and carry batteries to power everything from night vision goggles to GPS units. In the immediate...
