by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | Budgets, India, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Project Failures, Scandals & Investigations, Transformation
India budgeted US$17 billion in 2004/05 for military spending, in addition to a carry over of $7 billion from the previous budget. Nevertheless, India Monitor reports that the modernization of India’s armed forces is still a way off as it struggles to shake off...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | Laser & EM Weapons, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Scandals & Investigations, USA
Company executives at Ionatron, Inc. in Tuscon, AZ say they’re working on laser-induced plasma channel (LIPC) weapons that use uses femtosecond lasers to carve conductive channels of ionized oxygen in the air. The idea is that Ionatron’s weapon will then...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, DARPA, Design Innovations, Field Innovations, Forces - Marines, Fuel & Power, General Dynamics, Logistics Innovations, R&D - Contracted, Trucks & Transport, USA
RST-V Shadow(click to view full) General Dynamics Land Systems has received a $5.9 million agreement modification to upgrade its Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Targeting Vehicle (RST-V). The upgrade supports continued operational evaluation of the vehicle as a...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | Design Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, R&D - Contracted, Sensors & Guidance, USA, WMD Detection
The Joint Biological Agent Identification and Diagnostic System (JBAIDS) from Idaho Technology, Inc. in Salt Lake City, UT is designed to vastly increase the speed and accuracy of biological warfare agent detection and identification. Prior to JBAIDS, it took the...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Small Business, USA
Small business qualifier RMR Joint Venture in Minot, N.D., won a $34.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of family housing. Work will be performed at Minot Air Force Base, ND, and is expected to be complete by Oct. 15, 2006. There were 314...
