by Joe Katzman | Jul 21, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, DARPA, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Fuel & Power, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Surface Ships - Combat, University-related, USA
Superconductor crystal(cick for explanation) American Superconductor Corporation has received a $1.3 million contract extension for its second generation (2G) high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire from the US Office of Naval Research (ONR), with funding from the...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 21, 2006 | Delivery & Task Orders, IT - General, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, T&C - CSC, Training & Exercises, USA
A team led by Lockheed Martin was awarded a $150 million US Navy Seaport-e task order to provide training support to Sailors across the full spectrum of surface ship combat systems. Training will encompass the AEGIS Combat System, Ship Self Defense System, Littoral...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 20, 2006 | Israel, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Rockets, Transformation
Hezbollah/Iran’s rockets DefenseTech brings us reports that American and Israeli intelligence seriously underestimated the amount and quality of weapons Hezbollah’s state sponsors have managed to smuggle to them, including advanced anti-ship missiles and...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 20, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Israel, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance
Eurofighters w. LITENING(click for full picture) Ultra Electronics Holdings announces that its Sonar & Communication Systems business, based in Greenford, Middlesex, has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defense to supply and support LITENING III variant...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 20, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Force Structure, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Russia
Mi-28NE If the latest Russian order for 67 helicopters holds up, it could be the lifeline that Rostvertol’s Mi-28N attack helicopter has waited a decade for. The Mi-28A “Havoc” first appeared at the Paris Air Show in 1989, but was never produced in...
