by Joe Katzman | Aug 12, 2005 | Asia - Central, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Field Reports, Fighters & Attack
GR7 Harrier II(click to view full) In March 2005, DID covered the evolution of the USMC’s AV-8B Harrier II aircraft, and their growing success in the Iraqi theater of war as a close air support platform for urban warfighting. Now the UK’s Ministry of...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 12, 2005 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Design Innovations, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Specialty Aircraft, Testing & Evaluation, Transformation, UAVs, USA
A-160 Hummingbird Boeing Co. subsidiary Frontier Systems Inc. in Irvine, CA received a $50 million ceiling-priced indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) of the A-160 Hummingbird Vertical Take-Off and...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 12, 2005 | Budgets, GPS Infrastructure, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Launch Facilities, Launch Vehicles, Outer Space, Satellites & Sensors, Space
Atlas IIAS The International Space Business Council today announced the release of the commercial for-fee publication 2005 State of the Space Industry. This is the 9th issue of the SBC’s report. The report’s press release & highlights [PDF] notes...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 12, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, IT - General, Logistics, Small Business, USA
Chugach Industries Inc. in Anchorage, AK received a $22.9 million firm-fixed price contract for base operations at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. Maintenance, logistics services and information technology support will be performed at the Army’s Picatinny Arsenal, and is...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 12, 2005 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Helicopters & Rotary, USA
UH-60M Cockpit(click to expand) BAE Systems Communications, Navigation, Identification & Reconnaissance in Wayne, NJ received a $9.7 million firm-fixed price contract covering 223 computer displays used in the Doppler Global Positioning System Navigation Systems...