by Joe Katzman | Jan 24, 2006 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, France, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Transformation, UAVs, Warfare - Trends
British CORAX UCAV(click to view parked) Defense Tech reports on BAE Systems’ CORAX Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV), an unmanned fighter with stealth features whose early models look somewhat like the USA’s Darkstar technology demonstrator. DefenseTech...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 24, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Environmental, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Project Methodologies, Satellites & Sensors, USA
DMSP Satellite Lockheed Martin Corp. in Sunnyvale, CA is being awarded a $48.7 million cost plus award fee contract modification. This will re-baseline the Spacecraft Integration and Test contract for Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites F17, F18, F19,...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 24, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, USA
BGM-109 Tomahawk Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions in Philadelphia, PA received a $12.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the maintenance, upgrade and development of Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System software. This contract combines...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 23, 2006 | Corporate Innovations, Engines - Aircraft, Forces - Air, Helicopters & Rotary, Logistics Innovations, Project Successes, Support & Maintenance, Transformation, Transport & Utility, USA
In its search to improve aircraft maintenance turnaround and improve quality, The US Air Force spliced elements of several civilian efficiency programs to develop “Smart Operations 21” (AFSO 21). The program is based on both Lean and Six Sigma business...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 23, 2006 | Bombs - Cluster, Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Heavy Bombers, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Transformation, USA
F-16 with 4 CBU-97s(click to view full) Textron Systems Corp. in Wilmington, MA received a $108.1 million firm-fixed-price contract modification for 332 Full Rate Production (FRP) Sensor Fuzed Weapons (SFW), in support of the F-16 aircraft. Work will be complete by...
