by Joe Katzman | Feb 27, 2007 | Britain/U.K., Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Tanks & Mechanized, Transformation
GD’s AHED Cutaway(click to view full) February 2007 has been an eventful month for the FRES program. Some important milestones were reached, political controversy over the MoD’s medium armored vehicle strategy erupted in the Parliamentary Defence...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 27, 2007 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Germany, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Equipment - Land, Power Projection, Testing & Evaluation
TransProtec Cutaway(click to view full) EADS, in cooperation with the company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) of Munich, has developed a multifunctional container for protected personal transport that can accommodate up to 18 people including equipment. TransProtec has...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 27, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, UAVs, USA
MQ-1 MTS turret(click to view full) Raytheon Co. in McKinney, TX received a $70.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for production 60 Multi-spectral Targeting System-As (MTS-As) for MQ-1 Predator UAVs, and 5 upgraded MTS-Bs for use on its hunter-killer derivative the...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 27, 2007 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, India, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Testing & Evaluation, UAVs
Speck Systems of Hyderabad, India, recently decided to build on its expertise in GIS(Geographic Information Systems) and software, and formed an alliance with Flying Robots of France to manufacture mini and micro UAV solutions. Then their Baaz man-portable, mini...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 27, 2007 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, USA
Back in the saddle…(click to view full) Textron Marine & Land Systems in New Orleans, LA received a $28.4 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Phase II of the Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort for the Armored Security Vehicle Program. This...
