by Joe Katzman | Apr 28, 2010 | Alliances, Australia & S. Pacific, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Other Corporation, Public Partnering, Satellites & Sensors, USA
(click to visit) Intelsat is a commercial satellite provider, who launches and maintains global coverage for its customers with over 50 satellites. One interesting wrinkle is a program that lets customers pay to host partial or full payloads on Intelsat’s birds,...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 28, 2010 | ABM, Delivery & Task Orders, Forces - Marines, Lockheed Martin, Radars, Support Functions - Other, USA
At the twilight’slast gleaming(click to view larger) A $70 million contract for TPS-59 radar maintenance and sustainment. (April 28/10) Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensor in Electronics Park, Syracuse, NY is responsible for developing, maintaining, and...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 27, 2010 | ABM, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Food-related, IT - General, Materials Innovations, MBDA, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Rockets, Russia, Transport & Utility, USA, Warfare - Trends
* Russian Novator’s promotion of its containerized SS-N-27 Klub-K CMS cruise missiles extend and highlight new dimensions of the terrorist threat as “the ultimate concealed weapon,” offers second-strike for smaller states outside the rules of war,...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 27, 2010 | Industry & Trends, Northrop-Grumman, USA
A capital idea? On Jan 4/10, Northrop Grumman Corp. announced that it would be moving its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles, CA to the Washington, DC area. The new corporate office will include approximately 300 people, and the firm plans to complete its...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 25, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Events, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Launch Vehicles, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Radars, Simulation & Training, South Korea, Think Tanks, USA
* South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young reportedly says “the bubble jet effect caused by a heavy torpedo is the most likely cause” of the ROKS Cheonan’s sinking, as the ship is raised from the bottom. * Lexington Institute: Could low rocket...
