by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, UAVs, USA
Current Predator MTS turret(click to view full) Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (Raytheon SAS) in McKinney, TX recently received a contract to provide its MTS-A sensors for MH-60 helicopters as well as MQ-1/RQ-1 Predator UAVs. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin Systems...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Testing & Evaluation, UAVs, USA
RQ-4A and RQ-4B Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. in San Diego, CA received a $20.5 million cost-plus award-fee contract modification (F33657-01-C-4600/ P00113) “to complete the development of the Global Hawk RQ-4B to meet the start of Initial Operation Test and...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2005 | Delivery & Task Orders, Forces - Marines, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, Soldier's Gear, USA
DID recently covered the USA’s $3.24 billion order for night vision systems, and explained how they work. Some night vision systems aren’t designed to be worn: DRS Technologies in Palm Bay, FL recently received a $46.2 million delivery order under a...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 3, 2005 | Budgets, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Lobbying, Policy - Procurement, Transformation, USA
DID has covered the defense procurement spiral and tendency of the US Defense Department to begin more programs than its budget can afford, as well as bi-partisan legislative concern at rising weapons costs, efforts at organizational defense transformation, and...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 3, 2005 | Field Reports, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, USA, Warfare - Trends
M270 MLRS Back on May 9, 2005, DID noted that several new forms of smart artillery shells would begin to give US artillery relevance again in urban battles fought under restrictive rules of engagement. On June 28, 2005, DID profiled the multi-national Guided MLRS...
