by Joe Katzman | Jan 23, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, USA
ATFLIR on F/A-18C DID has covered the AN/AQ-228 ATFLIR pod’s success in theater over Iraq, and how it has changed the roles of the F/A-18 aircraft fitted with it. Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) combines three pods into one: a targeting...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 23, 2006 | Asia - Central, C4ISR, Domestic Security, Field Innovations, Field Reports, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, New Systems Tech, Project Successes, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
Calling NMCC…(click to view full) In Afghanistan, most Afghan National Army (ANA) units use either VHF radios that have a maximum range of 40 kilometers or standard cell phones to contact each other. At present, messages are sometimes relayed from operator to...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 23, 2006 | C4ISR, Field Innovations, Field Reports
A-10 Thunderbolt II DID has now updated our January 4, 2006 article “ROVER Sics TacAir on America’s Enemies.” DID described the Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) system, and the major changes it was bringing to tactical air support....
by Joe Katzman | Jan 20, 2006 | Budgets, Conferences & Events, FOCUS Articles, Industry & Trends, Medical, Official Reports, Policy - Personnel, USA
One of the key sources of savings proposed for the new CVN-21 Class aircraft carriers is a trend toward more automation and fewer personnel. Now the GAO helps shed light on the larger phenomenon behind those moves. A recent GAO report that pegged the average for...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 20, 2006 | Ammunition, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Grenades, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Small Business, USA
Metal Storm on Talon UGV(click to view full) If you know a serious weapons geek, odds are you’ve heard the name “Metal Storm.” This Australian/US firm’s fully loaded barrel tubes are essentially serviceable weapons, without the traditional...
