by Joe Katzman | May 25, 2005 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Precision Attack, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, USA
AGM-88 HARM The Naval Air Systems Command has exercised an option with Raytheon Co. Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ for depot level repair, maintenance, and post-production services of up to 300 AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force...
by Joe Katzman | May 25, 2005 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Signals Radio & Wireless, Small Business, USA
Small business qualifier First RF Corp. in Boulder, CO received a $10.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for C Antennas. Work will be performed in Boulder, CO, and is expected to be completed by Nov. 16, 2005. This was a sole source contract initiated on May 18, 2005...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | Budgets, India, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Project Failures, Scandals & Investigations, Transformation
India budgeted US$17 billion in 2004/05 for military spending, in addition to a carry over of $7 billion from the previous budget. Nevertheless, India Monitor reports that the modernization of India’s armed forces is still a way off as it struggles to shake off...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | Laser & EM Weapons, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Scandals & Investigations, USA
Company executives at Ionatron, Inc. in Tuscon, AZ say they’re working on laser-induced plasma channel (LIPC) weapons that use uses femtosecond lasers to carve conductive channels of ionized oxygen in the air. The idea is that Ionatron’s weapon will then...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, DARPA, Design Innovations, Field Innovations, Forces - Marines, Fuel & Power, General Dynamics, Logistics Innovations, R&D - Contracted, Trucks & Transport, USA
RST-V Shadow(click to view full) General Dynamics Land Systems has received a $5.9 million agreement modification to upgrade its Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Targeting Vehicle (RST-V). The upgrade supports continued operational evaluation of the vehicle as a...
