by Joe Katzman | Sep 23, 2007 | Britain/U.K., Other Corporation, USA, UUVs & USVs
Remus 600(click to view full) Hydroid, LLC at the has carved out a very strong position in the global market for unmanned anti-mine underwater vehicles. Its modular Remote Environmental Measuring Unit (REMUS) systems were developed at the Woods Hole Oceanographic...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 23, 2007 | Events, Fighters & Attack, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation
Saegheh, IRIAF photo(click to view full) Back in September 2006, there was a bit of a kerfuffle in some quarters over an Iranian news agency (IRNA) announcement that quoted the commander of the Iranian army General Attollah Salehi as saying their new indigeous...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 20, 2007 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Transformation, USA
UGM-84 Harpoon launch(click to view full) Rockwell Collins announced that it has been awarded an $18 million contract by Raytheon Missile Systems to design, develop, and produce the Strike Common Weapon Data Link for the JSOW Block III precision glide bomb and the...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 20, 2007 | Avionics, BAE, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Saudi Arabia, USA
In for upgrades(click to view full) Link 16 is a secure, jam-resistant, digital data link transmitted via radio that allows military aircraft, ships and ground units to exchange their tactical pictures with each other in near real time. Link 16 also supports the...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 20, 2007 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Environmental, Other Corporation, USA
Most people never see services like wastewater management and water distribution. The cost is built into their taxes, or into initial subdivision fees. Military bases have to deal with this, too, and the preference in the USA seems to be moving toward very long-term...