by Joe Katzman | Oct 25, 2005 | Delivery & Task Orders, Engineer Units, Other Corporation, USA
It isn’t always about the glamorous stuff. King Fisher Marine Service L.P. in Port Lavaca, TX received a $5 million increment as part of a $15.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for dredging of the Port Arthur Canal. Work will be performed in Jefferson, TX, and...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 24, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Avionics, Budgets, C4ISR, Design Innovations, ECM, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Other Weapons, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Specialty Aircraft, USA
F/A-22 Cutaway(click to view full) Touted as the world’s next-generation stealthy jet fighters and attack aircraft, the F/A-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) may also excel in another area: electronic eavesdropping. The aircrafts’ combination...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 24, 2005 | Boeing, Events, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, RFPs, United Technologies, USA
On second thought… Recent DID articles have conveyed doubts about the V-22 Osprey’s attributes in the search-and-rescue (SAR) category, beginning with our original in-depth coverage and analysis of the $8-10 billion, 141-helicopter CSAR-X/PRV competition...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 24, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Materials Innovations, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Raytheon, Transformation, USA
NETFIRES on Truck After an extensive competition among numerous composite material design and manufacturing companies, the Raytheon/Lockheed joint venture NetFires LLC has selected the team of SPARTA Composites, Inc. and San Diego Composites (SDC) as the missile...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 24, 2005 | Airbus, Mergers & Acquisitions, Thales
EADS and Thales have agreed to simplify the shareholder and management structure at TDA Armements by selling EADS’ 50% share in TDA Armements, leaving Thales with 100% of the company. TDA Armements in La Ferte Saint Aubin, France and in Herstal, Belgium employs...
