by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Alliances, Boeing, Budgets, Europe - Other, Force Structure, France, India, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, RFPs, USA
F/A-18E Super Hornet In the context of its deepening relationship with the USA, India recently added US fighters like the F-16 to the platforms under consideration in its multi-billion lightweight fighter competition. It would appear that one can also add the F/A-18...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Israel, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Transformation, USA
Boomerang System(click for lg. cutaway) BBN’s Boomerang is a vehicle-mounted anti-sniper system that uses sound localization to quickly target enemy snipers and direct return fire. It was deployed in Iraq last year, and over 100 have been built. Now a small...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Public Partnering, Support & Maintenance, Transport & Utility, USA
C-17 Globemaster The Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH has issued Boeing subsidiary McDonnell Douglas Corp. in Long Beach, CA received a $22 million time and material contract modification to the C-17 Globemaster III...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Field Innovations, General Dynamics, New Systems Tech, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M1A2 Abrams General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, MI received a $13.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for spare parts for the continuous electronics evolution program for the M1A2 Abrams tank. The M1A2 Systems Enhancement Package (SEP) platform is the...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Americas - Other
AC-47T Phantasma Basler Turbo Conversions in Oshkosh, WI received a $7.1 firm-fixed price contract to provide for turbo converted AC-47T Fantasma (aka. “Spooky,” or “Puff the Magic Dragon”) gunship aircraft for Colombia’s Air Force. While...
