by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, General Dynamics, Middle East - Other, Other Equipment - Land, Remote Weapons Systems, USA, WMD Detection
M93 Fox General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) in Sterling Heights, MI received a $19 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract to make the M93 Fox Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Systems deployed to Iraq more survivable. The Fox is in service...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2005 | DARPA, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Expeditionary Warfare, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Power Projection, R&D - Contracted, Rolls Royce, Small Business, Transformation, Transport & Utility, University-related, USA
GyroLifter Concept(click to view full) Small business qualifier Groen Brothers Aviation (GBA) in Salt Lake City, UT are well known for their advocacy of and experience with gyrodyne technology. Gyrodynes use tip-acceleration to spin rotors for vertical or USTOL...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2005 | After-Action Reviews, C4ISR, Field Innovations, Field Reports, Industry & Trends, Official Reports, Transformation, USA, Warfare - Lessons, Warfare - Trends
(click to enlarge) Case studies sponsored by the U.S. Defense Department’s Office of Force Transformation (OFT) are working to present hard evidence that networked forces are far more effective in high-intensity conflict missions, and also point out how even...