by Joe Katzman | Jun 12, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, UAVs, USA, WMD Detection
Akamai Physics Inc. in Las Cruces, NM received a $10.3 million cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification for Bright Onyx. This is a compact, active multi-spectral chemical sensor operating in the 5-micrometer region; it enables the remote chemical detection of...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 12, 2006 | IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, T&C - Microsoft, USA
Government Technology Services Inc. in Chantilly, VA received a delivery order amount of $24 million as part of a $126.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for Microsoft select variable software license for the family of existing Microsoft products. Work will be...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 12, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Satellites & Sensors, USA
Mars Pathfinder Chip A standard microprocessor has its circuits hard-wired into it, and serves a specific purpose such as image compression or video streaming. In contrast, field programmable gate array (FPGA) computer chips stepped onto the stage in the mid-1980s,...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 12, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Robots, University-related, USA
Prof. Collins & Robot Florida State University (FSU) researchers are working on complex instruction sets to let ground robots sense and react to their surroundings, which would allow them to operate more independently as opposed to being “waldos” that...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 9, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Sensors & Guidance, USA
AH-64D Longbow(click to view full) The AH-64 Apache is slated to remain the US Army’s attack helicopter for many years to come, and also serves with many other allied militaries around the world. While it is often thought of as a single entity, the helicopter is...
