F/A-18E Super Hornet Yesterday, DID noted a $102.4 million contract to upgrade 22 Super Hornets with the newest AN/APG-79 AESA radar array technology. On June 28/05, Raytheon Co. announced a $580 million, multiyear subcontract to deliver 190 AN/APG-79 AESA netcentric...
Avenger System On 27 June 2005, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of 25 Avenger Fire Units as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be...
M88A2 HERCULES(click to view full) BAE Systems in York, PA received a $143 million modification to a firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the production and system technical support for M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicles. The M88A2 HERCULES...
TOW ITAS System Raytheon Co. in McKinney, TX received, a $15.4 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the Improved Target Acquisition System. ITAS was originally designed to provide an advanced fire control system for the TOW anti-armor missile,...
Phalanx CIWS Raytheon’s Phalanx Close-In Weapons System naval gatling gun functions as a last-ditch defense against anti-ship missiles and has recently been upgraded to attack small surface craft as well. Yesterday, DID covered the IED threat, with links to a...