by Joe Katzman | Jun 12, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Robots, University-related, USA
Prof. Collins & Robot Florida State University (FSU) researchers are working on complex instruction sets to let ground robots sense and react to their surroundings, which would allow them to operate more independently as opposed to being “waldos” that...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 9, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Sensors & Guidance, USA
AH-64D Longbow(click to view full) The AH-64 Apache is slated to remain the US Army’s attack helicopter for many years to come, and also serves with many other allied militaries around the world. While it is often thought of as a single entity, the helicopter is...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 9, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation
F-35A: they mean these Lockheed Martin has selected Terma A/S, Grenaa to supply conventional edges for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter family’s high-tech carbon-fiber horizontal stabilizers. Terma won the selection in international competition on a best value...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 9, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, USA
SSN 744: shakedown cruise General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. in Groton, CT received a $30.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance-incentive modification under previously awarded contract # N00024-05-C-2103. The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, DC is...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 9, 2006 | Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Field Innovations, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Project Successes, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized, University-related, USA
Stryker ICV, Korea(click to view full) The wheeled Stryker family of vehicles have performed well on the battlefields of Iraq, but any fleet with half-a-million miles on it is going to require inspection and maintenance. Enter the mechanical engineers at Purdue...
