by Joe Katzman | Oct 20, 2005 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Events, Fighters & Attack
GR7A at Kandahar(with Paveway bombs) On August 12, 2005, DID covered the performance and operations of the RAF’s GR7 Harrier II jets in Afghanistan. Now Britain’s Telegraph reports that one RAF Harrier was destroyed on the ground and another has been...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 20, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, DARPA, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, UAVs, USA
X-47B Concept(click to view full) DID recently covered DARPA’s Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) and its complex operating system, and also detailed some system design innovations Lockheed was using to test the basic X-47B design at its Helendale...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 20, 2005 | Americas - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, USA
Not for shoes Brown & Roe Services Corp. in Virginia Beach, VA received a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for ready-mix concrete requirements at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The contract shall not last for more than 60...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 20, 2005 | Budgets, Coastal & Littoral, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Naval, Industry & Trends, Naval Equipment, New Systems Tech, Policy - Doctrine, R&D - Contracted, Sensors - Aquatic, Submarines, Top Stories, Underwater Weapons, USA, UUVs & USVs
Popular in Asia Modern diesel submarines have advanced propulsion systems and coatings, and many of them are hard to detect with the current sonar technologies aboard the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines and surface ships. As nations in Asia and beyond...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 19, 2005 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Modifications, Expeditionary Warfare, Forces - Marines, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Procurement, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Other, USA
LPD-17 cutaway(click for full size) Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (Avondale Operations), New Orleans, La., is being awarded a $50.7 million modification to previously awarded contract N00024-01-C-2224, for additional long lead-time materials in support of two...
