by Joe Katzman | Jan 6, 2006 | DARPA
“Next contestant…”(click to view full) DARPA’s Grand Challenge (see “Drivers NOT Wanted…”) was so successful that they’re doing it again. Not for unmanned vehicles, but for vehicle protection. If you thought driving...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 6, 2006 | Boeing, Britain/U.K., Design Innovations, Lockheed Martin, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Tanks & Mechanized, Thales, Transformation
He had it first The USA isn’t the only country thinking about lighter armors and advanced defense systems for its vehicles. Yesterday, DID covered a pair of chassis-related technology deminstration programs for Britain’s proposed FRES family of armored...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 6, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, General Dynamics, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, USA
(click for SSN 711) General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. in Groton, CT received a $13.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the services required to staff and operate the Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD) at SUBASE, New London. The Nuclear Regional...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 6, 2006 | Asia - Central, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, USA
ManTech International Corporation has received a contract to support the U.S. Army as a lead subcontractor to VSE Corporation. ManTech will provide a substantial level of the services ordered under the contract, including deployed sustainment management; deployed...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 6, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Israel, Northrop-Grumman, Sensors & Guidance, Support & Maintenance, USA
LITENING II on AV-8B DID has covered the Marine Corps’ AV-8B Harrier II’s discovery of its niche in the Global War on Terror – and after a very effective program officer, the next most important factor was the planes’ new...
