by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2006 | Avionics, C4ISR, Design Innovations, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, USA
In a December 2005 “Elec Tricks” article, DID discussed some promising research around using AESA radars as secure high-bandwidth communications links. As you might imagine in the world of electronics, for every IEEE 1394 Firewire type breakthrough out...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2006 | Consulting Firms, Contracts - Awards, Financial & Accounting, Forces - Air, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, USA
The Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH has awarded an $850 million firm-fixed-price, time and materials and cost-reimbursement contract among a number of firms. It’s a consolidated acquisition of professional services...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Naval, Raytheon, Support Functions - Other
Phalanx CIWS Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited (DRDL) has awarded Raytheon’s UK subsidiary (Raytheon Systems Limited) a $57 million contract to produce 16 Phalanx Block 1B upgrade kits for the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. All 16 kits will be produced at...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2006 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Helicopters & Rotary, Support & Maintenance, USA
Home, home again…(click to view full) Boeing subsidiary McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. in Mesa, AZ received a $44.4 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for remanufacture of six AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters. Longbows are fairly new,...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Environmental, Forces - Marines, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, USA
Smiths Detection Inc. in Edgewood, MD received a cost-plus-incentive fee/award-fee contract for a Meteorological Mobile Facility (METMF) replacement next generation (NEXGEN) prototype. Smiths Detection will design, fabricate, integrate, deliver and test a prototype...
