by Joe Katzman | Aug 11, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, USA, WMD Detection
General Electric Co. in Niskayuna, NY wo an $11.1 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, cost-reimbursement no-fee contract for R&D into active screening and imaging of shielded special nuclear materials, plus ultra-large field of view x-ray imagers...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 11, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, R&D - Contracted, Specialty Aircraft, UAVs, USA
Death from above(click to view larger) The Viper Strike bagan life as the BAT – a canceled munition option for ground-fired ATACMS missiles. After the success of USAF Predator UAVs armed with Hellfire missiles became a new feature of the Global War on Terror,...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 11, 2005 | Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land
EDO RSS in Morgan Hill, CA received a $11.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide six CS-3000 Shelters as well as their spare parts and training for Egypt under this foreign-military sale. EDO RSS generally manufactures a variety of equipment for the ELINT...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 10, 2005 | Forces - Space, India, Industry & Trends, IT - Software & Integration, Launch Facilities, New Systems Tech, Projections & Assessments, Satellites & Sensors, Transport & Utility
Resourcesat-1 India is building up a satellite-based Military Surveillance and Reconnaissance System that will become operational by 2007, allowing it to keep watch on developments in its area. “The program is in the advanced stages of development and is planned...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 10, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Field Reports, MPs & Justice, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
On Patrol in Iraq Armor Holdings subsidiary O’Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Co. in Fairfield, OH received a $21 million firm-fixed-price contract to purchase 350 of the M1114 up-armored High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV). Work will be...