by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | Design Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, R&D - Contracted, Sensors & Guidance, USA, WMD Detection
The Joint Biological Agent Identification and Diagnostic System (JBAIDS) from Idaho Technology, Inc. in Salt Lake City, UT is designed to vastly increase the speed and accuracy of biological warfare agent detection and identification. Prior to JBAIDS, it took the...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Small Business, USA
Small business qualifier RMR Joint Venture in Minot, N.D., won a $34.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of family housing. Work will be performed at Minot Air Force Base, ND, and is expected to be complete by Oct. 15, 2006. There were 314...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | Bombs - Cluster, Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Awards, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, USA
BRU-55 Schematic(click to expand) EDO MTECH Inc. in Huntingdon Valley, PA is being awarded an $11 million firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 135 BRU-55 Smart Racks (Bomb Release Units), first article acceptance testing, lot acceptance testing, integrated...
by Joe Katzman | May 24, 2005 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, New Systems Tech, Power Projection, USA
On April 21, 2005, Did noted that the U.S. Defense Department was moving closer to Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) for its telecommunications needs, expanding its control over this area and potentially reducing costs. Now General Dynamics Network Systems has been chosen by the...
by Joe Katzman | May 23, 2005 | ABM, Budgets, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Issues - Political, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Raytheon, USA
SM-3 Launch -note rocket booster The USA is adapting the Standard air-defence missile for anti-ballistic missile (ABM) use via the Standard Missile-3. These interceptors have managed to hit their targets in five out of six recent tests, and their naval mobility makes...