by Joe Katzman | Jan 12, 2006 | Avionics, Boeing, Design Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Testing & Evaluation, USA
MIL-STD-1553 Core In September 2005, DID wrote an article pointing out that the need for data transfer speed was taking military avionics in two directions – one that depended on the old reliable MIL-STD-1553 data bus standard, and another that looked to faster...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 12, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Procurement Innovations, Support Functions - Other, USA
F/A-22 Raptor(click to view full) In November 2005, DID covered over $3 billion in contracts related to the F-22 Raptor, mostly related to production of the Lot 5 batch production of 24 aircraft. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, TX has now been awarded a...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 12, 2006 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Combat, Trucks & Transport
Old (left) and New…(click to view full) DID does its best to cover global developments, but language barriers and less transparency sometimes make it harder to cover certain countries. In July 2005, we covered about $1.2 billion in planned Belgian defense...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 11, 2006 | China, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Projections & Assessments, T&C - RAND Corp.
DID has covered RAND’s Project Air Force before, and their lessons learned from the F-22 and F/A-18 Super Hornet programs attracted a lot of reader interest here. Now they shift their focus to China’s defense production capabilities, which are beginning to...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 11, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Industry & Trends, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Simulation & Training, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Simulink screenshot(click to view full) The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake, CA has awarded MathWorks Inc. of Natick, MA a $10 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for MathWorks Software products. This...
