by Joe Katzman | Oct 9, 2006 | Airbus, Boeing, Bombs - Smart, Domestic Security, Fighters & Attack, Heavy Bombers, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Politics
RU-38 Twin Condor(click to view full) DID Recon posts will be used on occasion in order to cover a slew of news via a rapid-fire set of bullet points. Since folks have asked, we use the picture of Sikorsky-Schweizer’s RU-38 dedicated reconnaissance aircraft...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 9, 2006 | Africa - Other, Americas - Other, BAE, Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
RG-31 in Iraq w. 101st(click to view full) Our feature about a Canadian RG-31 Nyala patrol vehicle that survived a car bomb attack in Afghanistan and limped back to base with no crew injuries drew a lot of interest. Canada isn’t the only country using these...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 9, 2006 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Forces - Marines, General Dynamics, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Marines showin’ some LAV(click to view full) General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, MI has finally received awards for all phases of a contract for new eight-wheeled LAV-A2 vehicles in armored personnel (LAV-PC), anti-tank (LAV-AT), command &...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 9, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Delivery & Task Orders, Explosives, Mines & Countermine-IED, Other Corporation, USA, Warfare - Trends
(click to view full) The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington in Washington, DC has issued contracts for construction of facilities at Indian Head, MD related to explosives disposal and counter-IED work. NAVSEA’s Energetics Center also resides at...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 9, 2006 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Sensors - Aquatic, UUVs & USVs
Double Eagle Mk.III UUV(click to view full) Saab Underwater Systems will upgrade all of the Royal Danish Navy’s Double Eagle UUV(unmanned underwater vehicles). The order is worth more than SEK 100 million including options (about $13.7 million). The Double Eagle...
