by Joe Katzman | Mar 8, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Sensors & Guidance, USA
Apaches need arrowheads(click to expand) As an all-weather, day/night attack helicopter, the AH-64 Apache depends on its integrated targeting optronics for both safe flying and maximum battlefield effectiveness. The TADS/PVNS chin turret was fielded in 1983, however,...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 8, 2007 | BAE, Contracts - Intent, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, USA
QF-4 UAV takeoff(click to view full) BAE Systems Integrated Defense Solutions in Austin, TX received a $26.5 million firm-fixed-price with time and material and cost contract modification for production lot 13 of QF-4 Full-Scale Aerial Targets (FSAT) and associated...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 8, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Marines, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Support & Maintenance, Trucks & Transport, USA
Buffalo, aka “The Claw”(click to view larger) On Nov 9/06, DefenseLINK announced that Force Protection Industries, Inc. in Ladson, SC had received a $125 million letter contract for 100 Joint EOD(Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Rapid Response Vehicles...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 8, 2007 | Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
Blue screen of death When everything is computerized, managing your weapons starts to look a lot like managing computers, complete with versions, common configuration needs, et. al. ATK Missile Systems Co. in Clearwater, FL received a $10.5 million firm-fixed-price...
by Tig Tillinghast | Mar 8, 2007 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Protective Systems - Naval, Raytheon, USA
RIM-162 ESSM: sections(click to view full) Raytheon Co. in Tucson, AZ received a $23.7 million, cost-reimbursement contract for long lead material in support of FY 2007 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) production. The components will be used in production for some...
