by Joe Katzman | Oct 21, 2009 | Avionics, Boeing, Engines - Aircraft, Events, Force Structure, GE, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, Spotlight articles, Support & Maintenance, Think Tanks, Transport & Utility, USA
C-17, waiting(click to view full) A Washington think-tank has gone so far as to call the planned cancellation of C-17 heavy transport aircraft production “The Dumbest Weapons Decision of the Decade.” With heavy usage that is accumulating fatigue hours far...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 21, 2009 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, IT - General, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Radars, Satellites & Sensors, Science - Basic Research, USA
Big, Hairy, and Audacious(click to view larger) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to take research on nitride-based electronic devices and integrated circuits – used in tactical radio systems, phased array radar, and satellite...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 21, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Radars, Raytheon, USA
Raytheon’s ALR-69A(V) RWR(click to view larger) Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems business received a $19.8 million contract for the continued production of ALR-69A(V) radar warning receivers for the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center at Robins Air...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 20, 2009 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Food-related, Logistics, Other Corporation, USA
Napoleon on Horseback(click to view larger) The great French military strategist and political leader Napoleon once said that “an army marches on its stomach.” This is as true today as it was when Napoleon’s troops were marching toward Moscow. To...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 20, 2009 | Airbus, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Logistics Innovations, Medical
TransHospital, Afghanistan(click to view full) Shipping containers are ubiquitous in a globalized world, and many modes of transport on air, sea, and land are adapted to carry them easily. To portability, add protection: their rigid metal construction provides more...
