by Joe Katzman | Oct 21, 2005 | Blimps & LTA Craft, Budgets, DARPA, Issues - International, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, USA
(click to view full) Imagine an aircraft that could lift 1-2 million pounds of cargo, then fly it up to 12,000 miles nonstop without needing a runway to land on. DARPA has. DID has too via our in-depth coverage of their WALRUS HULA (Hybrid Ultra Large Aircraft)...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 21, 2005 | BAE, Boeing, Budgets, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Industry & Trends, Interoperability, Issues - Political, Lobbying, People, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Project Management, Project Methodologies, T&C - SAIC, Tanks & Mechanized, Transformation, USA
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee Chairman John McCain [R-AZ] has arguably been the bane of the Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. He’s the most influential critic of its previous procurement relationship with...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 21, 2005 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, L3 Communications, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, USA
Crazy ’bout a Mercury…(click to view full) The USA’s E-6 Mercury (aka. TACAMO, as in TAke Charge And Move Out) “survivable airborne communication system” airplanes support their Navy’s SSBN ballistic missile submarine force and...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 21, 2005 | Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Modifications, Raytheon, USA
GBU-28 Bomb Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ received an $18.5 million firm fixed price contract modification for 140 Guided Bomb Unit-28C/B guidance control units and tail kits (production Lot 2). The GBU-28C/B Enhanced Paveway IU adds GPS/INS guidance and...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 21, 2005 | Budgets, Europe - Other, France, Issues - Political, Surface Ships - Combat
FREMM Concept On October 17, 2005, DID noted that the Franco-Italian FREMM multi-role frigate program was on the rocks due to the Italian government’s failure to include their required EUR 400 million contributions in their FY 2006 budget. Unwillingness to...
