by Joe Katzman | Jan 9, 2006 | Americas - Other, Design Innovations, Domestic Security, Environmental, Field Reports, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - Environmental, Leadership & People, Materials Innovations, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Successes, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Science - Basic Research, Security & Secrecy, Soldier's Gear, Tanks & Mechanized, Testing & Evaluation, Trucks & Transport, USA, Warfare - Trends
F-16CJ: KA2 mock-up(click to view full) HyperStealth Biotechnology Corp. uses fractal patterns to create better military camouflage designs. Canada changed military camouflage standards by issuing their proprietary “pixelated” CADPAT uniforms as a result...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 9, 2006 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Expeditionary Warfare, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, IT - Software & Integration, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Project Management, Protective Systems - Naval, Sensors - Aquatic, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Transformation, USA, UUVs & USVs
LCS Flight 0 Basics(click to view full) The US Navy has awarded a 10-year, cost plus award fee/award term contract with a potential dollar figure of $159 million to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. in Bethpage, NY. Northrop Grumman will serve as mission package...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 9, 2006 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Force Structure, Forces - Marines, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, United Technologies, USA
CH-53E w. 2 HMMWVs(click to view full) Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in Stratford, CT received an $8.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for preliminary design work in support of HLR, as part of the initial system development and demonstration of the Marine Corps’...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 9, 2006 | Domestic Security, Issues - Political, Lobbying, USA, WMD Defenses
Even government programs are subject to the logic of the industry in which they’re embedded, and TIME Magazine reports that the US federal government’s $5.6 billion, 10 year Project Bioshield may be finding that out the hard way. Because bringing a new...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 9, 2006 | Avionics, BAE, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Field Reports, Fighters & Attack, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless
Link 16 Display(click to see situation) Data Link Solutions (DLS), a BAE Systems/ Rockwell Collins company, was selected by the Canadian Forces to provide Multi-Functional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Low Volume Terminals (LVT) as part of their Fleet...
