by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2005 | Avionics, Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Radars, Simulation & Training, USA
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Ft. Worth, TX received a $6.53 billion modification to re-baseline the cost-plus-award-fee F-35 Joint Strike Fighter System Development and Demonstration contract (N00019-02-C-3002). That contract was originally awarded on Oct. 26,...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2005 | Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, IT - General, Logistics Innovations, USA
Already ahead of most of its global competitors, the US Department of Defense is working on further improvements to its supply chain. Initiatives discussed by a recent Information Week article include an enterprisewide system in place to watch existing contracts so it...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2005 | Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, L3 Communications, RFPs, USA
Bell 412EP(click to view full) DID has covered the U.S. Army’s $2 billion Light Utility Helicopter competition before, which aims to replace many of the US Army’s older UH-1 Hueys and OH-58 Kiowas. from the original 2 competitors (Bell’s UH-1...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2005 | DARPA, Design Innovations, Events, Forces - Space, Forces - Strategic, Launch Facilities, Launch Vehicles, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Successes, Testing & Evaluation, Transport & Utility, USA
Test successful(click to view full) On Sept. 8, 2005, DID covered the evolution of DARPA’s FALCON program for low-cost, fast satellite launches. The goal is a booster that can launch a small satellite for less than $5 million with only 24 hours notice. On Sept....
by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, ECM, Electronics - General, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, USA
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane in Crane, IN issued a pair of firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity/ indefinite-delivery contracts to repair Traveling Wave Tubes (TWTs). TWTs are used in a variety of host aircraft and ships, where they amplify the power of...
