by Joe Katzman | Jun 26, 2006 | Blimps & LTA Craft, Conferences & Events, Design Innovations, ECM, Field Innovations, Forces - Land, Grenades, Materials Innovations, Medical, MPs & Justice, New Systems Tech, Policy - Procurement, Sensors & Guidance, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Technical innovation is present in all militaries, but America’s combination of do-it-yourself types, large defense budgets, and a gadget-happy national character makes it particularly fertile ground. Now add a global war and its challenges, plus a defense...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 26, 2006 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, GPS Infrastructure, Satellites & Sensors, USA
Navstar GPS IIF(click to view full) Boeing Co. Navigation and Communication Systems in Huntington Beach, CA received a $138.3 million fixed-price-incentive-firm, and cost-plus-award-fee contract modification for the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Block IIF. As our...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 26, 2006 | BAE, Delivery & Task Orders, Support & Maintenance, USA
M113 in Iraq(click to view full) Maintenance is an ongoing issue for military equipment, especially equipment that is seeing regular use. BAE Land Systems in York, PA recently received a pair of delivery orders for about $38 million, in order to keep the USA’s...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 26, 2006 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Equipment - Land, Support & Maintenance, USA
Avenger System (click to view full) Boeing Co. in Huntsville, AL received a $30 million firm-fixed-price contract for engineering services for the Avenger fire units. The Avenger is a Hummer-mounted system that combines Stinger missiles with .50 cal machine guns for...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 26, 2006 | Avionics, Contracts - Modifications, Forces - Special Ops, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, USA
CAAS cockpit for H-47s(click to view full) Honeywell Inc. Defense and Space Electronic Systems in Clearwater, FL received a $5.2 million firm-fixed-price contract modification, exercising an option to purchase 66 embedded global positioning system/ inertial navigation...
