by Joe Katzman | May 11, 2006 | Asstd. Support Equipment, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Project Successes, Support & Maintenance, UAVs, USA
Shadow 200 in Iraq(click to view full) Since being deployed to Iraq at the outset of military operations in early 2003, Shadow UAV units have flown more than 17,000 sorties and 76,000 flight hours in support of U.S. and allied operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom....
by Joe Katzman | May 10, 2006 | Budgets, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Security & Secrecy
Rep. Tom Davis In a statement e-mailed to contractors April 28, 2006, the Defense Security Service reportedly told recipients that they had “discontinued accepting industry requests for new personnel security clearances and periodic reinvestigations effective...
by Joe Katzman | May 10, 2006 | Nuclear Weapons
Trident II D-5 launch Carried on SSBN-726 Ohio Class submarines, The Trident II D-5 is the US Navy’s submarine launched nuclear missile, with exceptional range for a sea-launched weapon and accuracy figures that rival or even exceed land-based ICBMs. These...
by Joe Katzman | May 10, 2006 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Signals Radio & Wireless, T&C - SAIC, USA
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) Research and Development Division in San Diego, CA received a $51.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for the research, design, fabrication, and demonstration of wideband...
by Joe Katzman | May 10, 2006 | Boeing, Corporate Financials, Other Corporation, UAVs, USA
ScanEagle returns(click to view full) The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that ScanEagle UAV makers The Insitu Group of Bingen, WA just received $23 million in venture capital financing from Battery Ventures, Second Avenue Partners and others. The firm has grown...
