by Joe Katzman | Apr 24, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Field Reports, Forces - Marines, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, USA
LRAS3 on HMMWV(click to view full) DRS Technologies, Inc. in Parsippany, NJ received a $26 million subcontract from Raytheon Company’s Network Centric Systems business in McKinney, TX, to provide major subsystems for the U.S. Army’s Long Range Advanced...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 24, 2006 | C4ISR, Forces - Special Ops, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Signals Radio & Wireless, Testing & Evaluation, Training & Exercises, USA
US Air Force Special Operations command (AFSOC) will be testing 8 items for possible use by U.S. forces during Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX ’06). One set is called SWIPE, an umbrella term for a package that includes the special operations tactical...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2006 | Avionics, C4ISR, Design Innovations, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, USA
In a December 2005 “Elec Tricks” article, DID discussed some promising research around using AESA radars as secure high-bandwidth communications links. As you might imagine in the world of electronics, for every IEEE 1394 Firewire type breakthrough out...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2006 | Consulting Firms, Contracts - Awards, Financial & Accounting, Forces - Air, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, USA
The Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH has awarded an $850 million firm-fixed-price, time and materials and cost-reimbursement contract among a number of firms. It’s a consolidated acquisition of professional services...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 21, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Naval, Raytheon, Support Functions - Other
Phalanx CIWS Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited (DRDL) has awarded Raytheon’s UK subsidiary (Raytheon Systems Limited) a $57 million contract to produce 16 Phalanx Block 1B upgrade kits for the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. All 16 kits will be produced at...
