by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2007 | Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
M915s in theater(click to view larger) The M915 family are almost carbon copies of commercial tractor-trailer trucks; many of them are being up-armored with Crew Protection Kits for service in combat zones. Well-known truck manufacturer Freightliner LLC in Portland,...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2007 | Clothing, Contracts - Awards, Small Business, USA
Small business qualifier Special T Hosiery Mills, Inc. in Burlington, NC received a maximum $7.1 million firm fixed price contract for antimicrobial boot socks. Using services are the US Army, Air Force and Marine Corps. There were 25 proposals solicited, and 16...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 12, 2007 | Design Innovations, Issues - Political, Official Reports, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
DD (X) tumblehome hull(click to view full) The military is by nature a conservative community. Given the cost in lives inherent in betting on the wrong new trend, this should hardly be surprising. Sometimes, that traditionalist streak gets in the way of progress, as...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 12, 2007 | Space Warfare
Falcon HTV concept DID has updated its article on the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle, also known as the Common Air Vehicle, in order to reflect recent progress and a contract award. HTV-1 is part of DARPA’s larger FALCON (Force Application and Launch from...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 10, 2007 | Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Guns - Naval, Issues - Political, Remote Weapons Systems, Surface Ships - Combat
127/54 LW, firing(click to view larger) Finmeccanica subsidiary OTO Melara recently announced [PDF format] a EUR 80 million (currently about $108 million) pair of orders for naval gun systems to be mounted on Germany’s F125 frigates, where they will be...
