by Joe Katzman | Nov 6, 2007 | DARPA, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Industry & Trends, New Systems Tech, Partnerships & Consortia, Projections & Assessments, R&D - Private, Spotlight articles, Trucks & Transport, USA
By Tim Oren This article is a follow-on to the play-by-play discussion in “DARPA Urban Challenge 2007: George Town Races” that looked at events on the course. This article looks at everything that happened, and is likely to begin happening, outside of it....
by Joe Katzman | Nov 6, 2007 | Alliances, Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, France, Issues - Political, Policy - Procurement, Rumours, Security Contractor, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Afghan Army Mi-17s(click to view full) An Oct 24/07 report in Canada’s Globe & Mail claims that: “NATO plans to rent helicopters to resupply front lines and remote bases in southern Afghanistan – an unprecedented move that could reduce ground...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 6, 2007 | Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, USA
future SSN 777(click to view full) General Dynamics Electric Boat Corporation in Groton, CT received a $148 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification with performance incentives, under previously awarded contract N00024-05-C-2103, to exercise an option for continuation...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 6, 2007 | Airbus, Aircraft, BAE, Corporate Innovations, European Union (EU), Finmeccanica, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted, Rolls Royce, Thales, University-related
VIVACE Logo VIVACE(Value Improvement through a Virtual Aeronautical Collaborative Enterprise) is a very large research & technology project funded by the European Commission that was launched in January 2004, grouping 63 companies and research institutions from...
