by Joe Katzman | Apr 18, 2005 | Budgets, Industry & Trends, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
DD (X) Destroyer A U.S. Senate hearing on the Navy’s proposed winner-take-all strategy for destroyer construction may provide more funding for shipbuilding and prevent the Pentagon from shifting the DD (X) program to a single yard. While the Navy’s...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 18, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Contracts - Awards, Space, USA
Lockheed Martin Corp. in Sunnyvale, CA received a $20.1 million cost-plus award-fee contract modification to incorporate new launch schedules for Defense Metrological Satellite Program (DMSP) Satellite F-19. The F-17 launch date will move from May 31, 2005 to December...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 18, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, IT - General, Raytheon, USA
AGM-88 HARM Raytheon Co. Missile Systems Division in Tucson, AZ, received a $6.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for the establishment of a production line for AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Command Launch Computers for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet....
by Joe Katzman | Apr 15, 2005 | New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, USA
The U.S. Defense Department is now spending more of its money on “black,” or classified, programs than at any time since 1988. The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments non-governmental group reports that 19% of the Pentagon’s acquistion...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 15, 2005 | ABM, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Personnel, Project Failures, Satellites & Sensors, USA
DSP Satellite The nation’s missile warning system is nearing the end of its lifespan, leaving little alternative than to proceed with its replacement Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) High, according to retired Air Force Undersecretary Peter B. Teets....
