by Joe Katzman | May 13, 2005 | Forces - Special Ops, Interoperability, Military Overall, New Systems Tech, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Transformation, USA
USFJCOM U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld recently delegated technology transfer authority to U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), allowing it to share technology with academia and industry for the purpose of research and development. While USJFCOM is not a...
by Joe Katzman | May 13, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Land, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Procurement Innovations, Project Failures, Project Management, Project Methodologies, T&C - Microsoft, USA
ProSight(click to expand) The Army Small Computer Program spent $5 million to purchase 5,000 licenses of ProSight Portfolios and ProSight Fast Track software on April 21, 2005, in order to help implement project portfolio management servicewide. ProSight is compatible...
by Joe Katzman | May 13, 2005 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Issues - Political, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Protective Systems - Aircraft, T&C - RAND Corp., USA
BAE Systems has been granted US$45 million by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to build and test laser based prototypes of missile defense systems for commercial airplanes against shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. Meanwhile, successor legislation to bill...
by Joe Katzman | May 13, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Raytheon, USA
The Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture in Tucson, AZ was awarded a $6.2 million modification to a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract for Javelin Weapon Systems Hardware for the U.S. Navy. The FGM-148 Javelin has two major components: a reusable Command...
by Joe Katzman | May 13, 2005 | Coastal & Littoral, Design Innovations, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies, USA
MH-60R, Bermuda(click to view full) The U.S. Navy is beginning Operational Evaluation (OpEval) of the MH-60R Multi Mission Helicopter, the next generation submarine hunter, cargo, search and rescue, and surface attack helicopter that will replace the fleet’s...
