by Joe Katzman | Nov 13, 2006 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Special Ops, Helicopters & Rotary, New Systems Tech, USA
CH-47 offers a helpinghand in Afghanistan(click to view full) Back on June 13, 2005, while covering the “US101” EH-101 variant’s approval as the next US Presidential helicopter, DID noted that the rivals for this bid (Lockheed’s...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 10, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Sensors & Guidance
LITENING AT on US F-16C(click to view full) The Royal Netherlands Air Force, which has already selected RAFAEL’s REECELITE pod for aerial reconaissance, recently selected [release in Dutch] Northrop Grumman & RAFAEL’s 3rd-generation LITENING Advanced...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 10, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Turkey, United Technologies
S-70B Seahawk(click to view full) In June 2005 the government of Turkey and Sikorsky signed a Memorandum of Understanding to buy 12-17 S-70 Seahawk helicopters for the Turkish Navy. Sikorsky just announced that it has managed to turn that MoU into a contract with the...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 9, 2006 | Issues - Political
Press conference(click to view full) Donald Rumsfeld resigned as US Secretary of Defense on Wednesday, November 8, 2006. Former CIA chief Robert Gates has been nominated as his replacement. There has been a fair bit of commentary on Rumsfeld’s tenure, much of...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 9, 2006 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Design Innovations, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, General Dynamics, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, R&D - Contracted, Science - Basic Research, Submarines, USA
“We feeeel the need…” DARPA’s Underwater Express Program has a characteristically brief description. It is intended to: “…demonstrate stable and controllable high-speed underwater transport through supercavitation. The intent is to...
