by Joe Katzman | Feb 1, 2006 | Africa - Other, Fighters & Attack, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Rumours, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Tanks & Mechanized
MiG-29 (click to view full) The Moscow Times reports that Russia’s state arms trader Rosoboronexport and leading Russian defense industry enterprises have prepared a package of $4 billion package of contracts to sell advanced weapons and military hardware to...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 1, 2006 | Contracts - Intent, Laser & EM Weapons, Leadership & People, Lobbying, Middle East - Other, MPs & Justice, New Systems Tech, Non-Lethal Weapons, Other Equipment - Land, USA
Project Sheriff ADS The Active Denial System “riot breaker” is a microwave transmitter whose focused beams create burning sensations that force targets to flee in order to escape. Despite the pain, however, the beams reportedly cause no real...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 1, 2006 | India, Industry & Trends, Northrop-Grumman, Partnerships & Consortia, Specialty Aircraft, USA
E-2C Hawkeye(click to view full) Since the mid-2000s many aerospace companies have begun to look at outsourcing some supply work to India. Add Northrop Grumman Corporation to that list. The firm sent several teams to India in 2005 to survey the nation’s...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 1, 2006 | Guns - Artillery & Mortars, India, Other Corporation, R&D - Private, Rockets
Press Trust of India reports that the Tata Group has committed to investing Rs 1,000 crore (INR 10 billion, or $227 million at current conversions) for defense-related R&D efforts and corporate capabilities buildup over the next 4-5 years. “The Tata Group...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 1, 2006 | BAE, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Signals Radio & Wireless, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Cluster 1 test radio(click to view full) DID has covered the JTRS systems program’s difficulties, including the threatened cancellation of JTRS Cluster 1 back in 2005. Now Boeing Co. and teammates BAE Systems, Rockwell Collins and Northrop Grumman have delivered...
