by Joe Katzman | Jul 1, 2012 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, DARPA, Intelligence & PsyOps, IT - Cyber-Security, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Science - Basic Research, Security & Secrecy, University-related, USA
US ORNL laser test(click to view full) Readers who follow the tech press may be familiar with the concept of quantum computing. Computers use binary bits: on/off, yes/no, represented by 0 or 1. A quantum bit, or qubit, can be 1, or 0… or both. Whereas 111 = 7 in...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 28, 2012 | ABM, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Logistics, Raytheon, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Thales, USA
* The US Missile Defense Agency’s FTM-18 test goes well, as the AEGIS BMD 4.0.1/ SM-3 block IB missile combination tracks & hits a separating ballistic missile target. That’s the same configuration that will be used on land in Europe, as of 2015. *...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 26, 2012 | ABM, Asia - Other, China, Contracts - Intent, Daily Rapid Fire, France, India, Lockheed Martin, Russia, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat
* The US Air Force will hold an industry day tomorrow at its Eglin base in Florida on the High Speed Strike Weapon (HSSW), a research laboratory program that intends to demonstrate “a Mach 5+ (i.e. hypersonic) velocity weapon capable of holding fixed and...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 25, 2012 | Asia - Other, Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Elbit Systems, Israel, Other Corporation, Transport & Utility
ROKAF C-130H(click to view full) In June 2012, Elbit Systems Ltd. announced a $62 million contract to upgrade the South Korean ROKAF’s 12 C-130H and stretched C-130H-30 transport aircraft. The 4-year project will be performed in conjunction with Korea’s...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 25, 2012 | Daily Rapid Fire, Events, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Think Tanks
A Turkish RF-4 Phantom 2000 reconnaissance jet was shot down along Syria’s borders, reportedly by one of Syria’s Russian SA-11/ Buk-M2 systems. Both pilots ejected over the Mediterranean. Syria has apologized and essentially admitted that they did it, but...
