by Joe Katzman | May 15, 2006 | Laser & EM Weapons, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Policy - Procurement, USA
JIN: up in smoke?(click to view full) DID recently noted DRS and Ionatron’s directed energy weapons agreement, with DRS’ role revolving around vehicle integration technologies. In June 2005, DID covered the Joint IED Neutralizer by Ionatron, which uses a...
by Joe Katzman | May 15, 2006 | Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Legal, Lobbying, Policy - Procurement, USA
Titanium In March 2006, DID called attention to a brewing battle over the 1973 Berry Amendment, which says among other things that all “specialty metals” used in US defense purchases must be refined in the USA. The aerospace industry, which uses specialty...
by Joe Katzman | May 15, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Naval, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
Advanced Acoustic Concepts, Inc. in Hauppauge, NY received an $11.3 million modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-5486) for three scaled improved performance sonar (SIPS) kits and engineering services in support of the AN/SQQ-89(V) anti-submarine...
by Joe Katzman | May 12, 2006 | BAE, Delivery & Task Orders, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Remote Weapons Systems, USA
Mk 38 Mod 2 concept(click to view full) BAE Systems in Minneapolis, MN announced a $39 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to deliver 67 of its Mk 38 Mod 2 gun mounts to go aboard cruisers, destroyers and Landing Ship Transport Dock (LPD) ships for reliable...
by Joe Katzman | May 12, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Missiles - Air-Air, New Systems Tech, Raytheon, USA
AIM-120C from F-22A(click for missile zoom) Designation-Systems notes that AIM-120D (aka. AIM-120C-8) is a development of the F-22 optimized AIM-120C with a two-way data link, more accurate navigation, an expanded no-escape envelope, improved High-Angle Off-Boresight...
