by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Thales, UAVs
Watchkeeper 450(click to view full) The Watchkeeper UAV will provide the UK Armed Forces with an essential Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capability based on the Elbit Systems’ Hermes 450 UAV, and will be a key...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Alliances, Boeing, Budgets, Europe - Other, Force Structure, France, India, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, RFPs, USA
F/A-18E Super Hornet In the context of its deepening relationship with the USA, India recently added US fighters like the F-16 to the platforms under consideration in its multi-billion lightweight fighter competition. It would appear that one can also add the F/A-18...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Israel, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Transformation, USA
Boomerang System(click for lg. cutaway) BBN’s Boomerang is a vehicle-mounted anti-sniper system that uses sound localization to quickly target enemy snipers and direct return fire. It was deployed in Iraq last year, and over 100 have been built. Now a small...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Public Partnering, Support & Maintenance, Transport & Utility, USA
C-17 Globemaster The Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH has issued Boeing subsidiary McDonnell Douglas Corp. in Long Beach, CA received a $22 million time and material contract modification to the C-17 Globemaster III...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Field Innovations, General Dynamics, New Systems Tech, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M1A2 Abrams General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, MI received a $13.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for spare parts for the continuous electronics evolution program for the M1A2 Abrams tank. The M1A2 Systems Enhancement Package (SEP) platform is the...
