by Joe Katzman | Jun 2, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Fighters & Attack, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, USA
Harris Corp of Melbourne, FL recently announced a $9.8 million follow-on contract to provide 209 fibre channel network switches for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet and for other military aircraft. The new award brings the total value of Harris’...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 2, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, IT - Cyber-Security, T&C - SAIC, USA
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in San Diego, CA recently announced that it will provide cyber security training to Department of Defense (DoD) personnel, via a prime task order under the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) omnibus...
by Joe Katzman | May 31, 2009 | Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Medical, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Testing & Evaluation, USA
LeTourneau U project-not DARPA(click for more) A February 2008 Pentagon DefenseLINK story touted the progress of prosthetic limb development, fueled by a combination of combat need and the steadily advancing capabilities inherent in modern electronics and robotics....
by Joe Katzman | May 31, 2009 | Americas - Other, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Rumours
FACh F-5E(click to view full) Chile’s 16 upgraded F-5E/F+ Tiger II lightweight fighters are very old, and are slated for decommissioning in 2009. Its Mirage 50CN Panteras have already been retired. The country is looking to used F-16s as a replacement, in order...
by Joe Katzman | May 27, 2009 | Air Reconnaissance, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, L3 Communications, Other Corporation, Radars, Sensors & Guidance, Specialty Aircraft, Warfare - Trends
P-3/ CP-140 Aurora(click to view full) Canada’s C$ 1.67 billion Aurora Incremental Modernization Project began in 1998, and is an amalgamation of 23 individual projects grouped into 4 chronologically consecutive block upgrades. Key upgrades successfully...
