One of the key sources of savings proposed for the new CVN-21 Class aircraft carriers is a trend toward more automation and fewer personnel. Now the GAO helps shed light on the larger phenomenon behind those moves. A recent GAO report that pegged the average for...
Metal Storm on Talon UGV(click to view full) If you know a serious weapons geek, odds are you’ve heard the name “Metal Storm.” This Australian/US firm’s fully loaded barrel tubes are essentially serviceable weapons, without the traditional...
C-5 Refuels from KC-135Note KC-135 = 707 airliner!(click to view full) Lockheed Martin Co. in Marietta, GA received a $33.3 million firm fixed price contract modification for C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) Production Lot IV Kits, Support, Spares and...
UH-60L Black Hawk The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL recently issued $396.1 million in orders to United Technology subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in Stratford, CT for UH-60 Black Hawk and HH-60M MEDEVAC helicopters and related parts....
MH-60S(click to view full) Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in Stratford, CT received a $33.3 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for MH-60S Navy Knight Hawks, which will replace the Navy and Marine Corps’ aging CH-46 Sea Knights in US service. Work on...