by Fred Donovan | Jan 24, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
Fire watcher on duty duringUSS Carl Vinson overhaul(click to view larger) British sailors on wooden warships used to sing a sea-shanty called the “Fire Down Below.” The song – sung while sailors were raising the anchor, pumping out the bilge, or...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 24, 2010 | Avionics, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, UAVs, USA
MQ-9 MTS-B turretand electronics unit(click to view larger) UAVs have been a critical resource for US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. They perform many functions, including intelligence gathering, surveillance of enemy positions, and even attack capabilities....
by Fred Donovan | Jan 24, 2010 | Electronics - General, IT - General, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, UAVs, USA
API Technologies, a Ronkonkoma, NY-based defense supplier of electronic and commmunications components, is doubling in size with its recent $24 million acquisition of the Kuchera Group of Companies (KGC), including Kuchera Defense Systems. The combined company will...