by Joe Katzman | Jan 6, 2006 | Uncategorized
Over the last couple of weeks, some of you may have seen the word “Advertisement” in small letters above some of DID’s stories. We wish to emphasize to our readers that none of our stories are the result of advertisements – it’s just a...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 6, 2006 | Alliances, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - Software & Integration, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Rolls Royce, Think Tanks, United Technologies, USA
From Top: F-35A, C, B(click to view full) InsideDefense.com reports that US House & Senate conferees agreed to a final version of an FY 2006 defense spending bill that reduces the multinational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program’s funding request by $200...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 6, 2006 | DARPA
“Next contestant…”(click to view full) DARPA’s Grand Challenge (see “Drivers NOT Wanted…”) was so successful that they’re doing it again. Not for unmanned vehicles, but for vehicle protection. If you thought driving...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 6, 2006 | Boeing, Britain/U.K., Design Innovations, Lockheed Martin, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Tanks & Mechanized, Thales, Transformation
He had it first The USA isn’t the only country thinking about lighter armors and advanced defense systems for its vehicles. Yesterday, DID covered a pair of chassis-related technology deminstration programs for Britain’s proposed FRES family of armored...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 6, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, General Dynamics, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, USA
(click for SSN 711) General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. in Groton, CT received a $13.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the services required to staff and operate the Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD) at SUBASE, New London. The Nuclear Regional...
