by Joe Katzman | Dec 2, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, T&C - Big 5 Firms, Transport & Utility, USA
E-2C Hawkeye(click to view full) The Naval Air Systems Command Aircraft Division in Patuxent River, MD awarded a pair of contracts for planning, programming, and financial support. The scope is to accomplish all aspects of program life cycle management necessary, in...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 1, 2005 | Alliances, Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Industry & Trends, Interoperability, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Legal, Lobbying, Official Reports, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Security & Secrecy, USA
Tea party brewing?(click to view full) Multi-national defense programs have gone from isolated instances to a major defense industry trend over the last two decades, and technology transfers are a critical and often-overlooked aspect of that trend. They also play a...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 1, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Protective Systems - Naval, Radars, USA
Partial AEGIS Radarand Phalanx CIWS gun Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors in Moorestown, NJ received $125.8 million to provide for AEGIS Combat System baseline upgrades. The AEGIS system on the USA’s CG-47 Ticonderoga Class cruisers and DDG-51...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 30, 2005 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Simulation & Training, Training & Exercises, USA
BAE Systems has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for Phase 1 of the Integrated Battle Command (IBC) Program. The IBC Program will provide military commanders a comprehensive suite of software tools that are intended to help...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 30, 2005 | Bombs - General, Bombs - Smart, China, Design Innovations, Explosives, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, Rockets, Russia, USA
Things that make yougo BOOM… Thermobaric weapons are also known as “fuel-air explosives,” though their composition has become more complex in recent years, and no longer uses unreliable fuel-air mixes. They’re also no longer confined to the...
