by Joe Katzman | Feb 17, 2006 | Blimps & LTA Craft, Design Innovations, New Systems Tech, People, Russia, Small Business, USA
Aeros’ Russian concept(click to view full) DID’s in-depth article covering DARPA’s project for the 1-2 million pound (500-1,000 ton) WALRUS Hybrid Ultra-Large Aircraft (HULA) blimp-aircraft remains perennially popular. There’s something about a...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 17, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, UAVs, USA
Unload & Assemble(click to view full) In “One Small Step for a UAV, One Big Step for FCS Class I,” DID offered in-depth covered Honeywell’s Class I UAV Micro Air Vehicle (MAV), which has an inside track to become the US Army’s Future...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 17, 2006 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Corporate Innovations, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Training & Exercises, Transformation, USA
An announcement from secure messaging vendor Sigaba noted that the recent Trident Warrior ’05 annual FORCEnet exercise had experimentation and risk were built into the event, rather than being strictly a demonstration or showcase of proven technologies....
by Joe Katzman | Feb 17, 2006 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, France, GPS Infrastructure, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Soldier's Gear, USA
DAGR GPS Rockwell Collins Inc. Government Systems in Cedar Rapids, IA received a $58.6 million firm-fixed-price and cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification. This contract modification exercises production options for the purchase of 25,000 Defense Advanced GPS...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 17, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Raytheon, Submarines, USA
Virginia Class Submarine Raytheon Co. in Portsmouth, RI received a $31.8 million firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-03-C-6207). As the prime systems integrator for the Virginia Class submarines’ combat control suite (CCS),...
