by Joe Katzman | Jun 23, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Soldier's Gear, Transformation
Modern technology gives soldiers many capabilities considered unthinkable 50 years ago, from ubiquitous night vision, to laser sighting that dramatically improves marksmanship, to GPS devices that make it possible for soldiers to know where they are at all times, and...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 23, 2006 | Helicopters & Rotary, RFPs, Turkey
S-70 Seahawk Back in May 2005, DID looked at Turkey’s launch of a $700 million helicopter competition to provide 32 military utility helicopters and 20 fire fighting helicopters. Last week, the Turkish Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM) extended the...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 23, 2006 | Design Innovations, Launch Vehicles, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Yes, I do have arocket up my… On Sept 8, 2005, DID noted that AirLaunch LLC would soon be negotiating with DARPA to begin negotiations for a development contract under the FALCON/Common Aero Vehicles program, which aims to launch small satellite payloads and...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 22, 2006 | Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, C4ISR, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Missiles - Surface-Air, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Combat, Transport & Utility, UAVs
Australian Minister of Defence Brendan Nelson recently released the public version of Australia’s Defence Capability Plan (DCP) 2006-16. outlining more than $51 billion of major capital equipment proposals. The DCP 2006-16 is a major document produced...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 22, 2006 | Air Reconnaissance, BAE, DARPA, Delivery & Task Orders, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, UAVs, USA
LSI Class II competitor:Piasecki’s Air Scout DID’s Oct 2005 article “Four FCS UAV Sub-Contracts Awarded” noted that the Piasecki’s innovative Air Scout UAV would compete against DARPA’s OAV-II, under development by Aurora Flight...
