by Joe Katzman | Aug 28, 2008 | IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Sensors & Guidance, T&C - SRI, USA
Shadow 200 in Iraq(click to view full) Limitations on UAV use are imposed by the threat of collisions between UAVs and manned aircraft. An RQ-7 Shadow UAV is definitely large enough to create real problems if it hits a helicopter or other aircraft, and a UAV’s...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 28, 2008 | Industry & Trends, Middle East - Other, Projections & Assessments
In 2006 Saudi Arabia announced a raft of arms purchases, from mobile howitzers, to helicopters, to advanced fighter aircraft. More requests have followed, including a controversial request for JDAM GPS-guided bombs. Many of these official requests have yet to turn...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 26, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, T&C - Booz Allen, USA
The Air Force District of Washington/A7KI in Anacostia Annex, DC recently awarded a trio of contracts to Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of McLean, VA (FA7014-08-D-0008); Shafer Corp., of Chelmsford, MA (FA7014-08-D-0009); and Systems Research and Application Corporation...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 25, 2008 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Fighters & Attack, Rumours, Specialty Aircraft
Chilean A-37(click to view full) The A-37 Dragonfly was developed from the T-37 Tweet trainer as a counter-insurgency support aircraft, whereupon it was sent to Vietnam and became only aircraft to undergo operational testing in actual combat. The jet’s slow...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 24, 2008 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, Trucks & Transport, USA
MaxxPro MRAP(click to view full) Mantech Telecommunications and Information Systems Corp. in Chantilly, VA received a $106 million time & materials contract for one lot of “route clearance equipment contractor logistics support services” in Iraq and...
