by Tig Tillinghast | Dec 9, 2004 | Contracts - Awards, Industry & Trends, IT - General, R&D - Contracted, Trucks & Transport, USA
Chinaview: Singapore company wins US Army contract Singapore Technologies Engineering (STE) said it won a large U.S. Army contract for about $200 million of hardened laptop computers. The computers must be designed to stand up to harsh Army environmental and handling...
by Tig Tillinghast | Dec 9, 2004 | New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Russia, Scandals & Investigations
Jane’s Defense Weekly: Tehran altering ballistic missile Original Shahab 3Jane’s Defense reports that Iran has expanded the payload delivery capacity of its Shahab 3A medium-range ballistic missile – the one it says is the most likely among its...
by Tig Tillinghast | Dec 8, 2004 | New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Space, USA
DefenseTech.org: Industry Bigs Team Up on Ray Guns Much movement seems to be about to happen in the laser weapons field. Northrop Grumman’s Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL) is to be fit atop a new United Defense gas-electric vehicle. United Defense makes the...
by Tig Tillinghast | Dec 8, 2004 | New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, USA
AFL: New light-weight weapon joins Balad arsenal The Air Force deployed a new satellite-guided bomb designed to maximize precision striking abilities and minimize collateral damage. The relatively light 500-pound GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition was first thrown...
by Tig Tillinghast | Dec 8, 2004 | Domestic Security, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Simulation & Training, USA
Daily Press (VA): Guard unit to join Langley in Raptor training For the first time, a National Guard unit will train with a new major weapons system from its very beginnings. The Richmond, VA Air National Guard unit will join the 192nd Fighter Wing at Langley AFB to...