by Joe Katzman | Mar 29, 2006 | Australia & S. Pacific, Events, Launch Vehicles, Project Failures, Scandals & Investigations, USA
Falcon-1: first launch(click to see problem) DID covered the SpaceX’s Falcon-1 and its inaugural launch failure this Monday, as well as the programs impacted by its failure. Now SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has stepped up with a preliminary analysis of what...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 29, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, USA
JASSM with F-16 The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (AGM-158 JASSM) semi-stealth cruise missile’s faced development troubles in 2005. Its 2006 budgetary allocations were $67 million for continued research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E),...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 29, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, ECM, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Specialty Aircraft, USA
We had to bomb Vietnamflying through 10″ of rain…(click to view full) We couldn’t resist this bit of writing from Military.com SoldierTech’s EA-18G description, covering the existing EA-6B Prowler tactical jamming aircraft: “The aging...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 29, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Satellites & Sensors, USA
AEHF concept(click to view full) Integral Systems, Inc. in Lanham, MD received a $21.5 million cost-plus award-fee, firm-fixed-price contract modification to modify the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) effort to support the Advanced Extremely High...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 29, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Launch Vehicles, New Systems Tech, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, USA
Aerojet-General Corp. in Sacramento, CA received an $11.4 million cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification to evaluate, develop, and demonstrate “innovative post boost propulsion concepts.” It exercises option 1 of the Phase II baseline program for...
