by Joe Katzman | Apr 20, 2006 | Corporate Innovations, Heavy Bombers, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Project Successes, Support & Maintenance, USA
Can’t get it up?(click to view full) The $2.2 billion dollar B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has long suffered from a significant problem: maintaining its stealth requires a great deal of ground work involving tape and caulking. Given that stealth is the...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 20, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, R&D - Contracted, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
Zumwalt concept: inshore Bath Iron Works in Bath, ME won a $42.8 million cost-plus-award-fee modification to a previous contract (N00024-05-C-2310) for the continuation of DD (X) transition design efforts and initial detail design and long lead material procurement...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 20, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Engineer Units, Small Business, USA
Lower Monumental Dam(click to view full) Small business qualifier Advanced American Construction Inc. in Oregon City, OR won a $14.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for removable spillway weir at the Lower Monumental Lock and Dam. Work will be performed in Franklin,...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 19, 2006 | Events, Forces - Special Ops, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Submarines, USA
ASDS(click to view full) The Advanced SEAL delivery System mini-sub was intended to be the successor to the previous SDV (SEAL/Swimmer Delivery Vehicle) carried on US Benjamin Franklin Class (SSBN-640) attack submarines. The idea was that unlike the SDV, which is...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 19, 2006 | Asstd. Support Equipment, Design Innovations, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, New Systems Tech, Power Projection, R&D - Contracted, Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, USA
MTVR from C-130(click to view full) Defense Tech notes a recent R&D project from Oak Ridge National Laboratory that’s finally moving to the field. It seems minor, but could have big implications: “The latest Weigh-in-Motion scale is meant to improve...
