by Joe Katzman | Jun 28, 2007 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Events, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
MV-22, ropedown(click to view full) The Bell Helicopter – Boeing Tilt Rotor Team in Amarillo, TX received an $88.1 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fix-fee contract (N00019-96-C-0054) to accept Engineering Change Proposal V-22-0704 for...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 27, 2007 | Ammunition, Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Simulation & Training, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, USA
F-16F “Desert Falcon”(click to view full) Back in August 2006, “US DSCA Issues a Flurry of International Arms Sale Notifications” noted that the Netherlands and Singapore were moving to set up F-16 pilot training programs in the USA, which...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 27, 2007 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Forces - Naval, Industry & Trends, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, Science - Basic Research, Sensors - Aquatic, Sensors & Guidance, Small Business, Submarines, USA, UUVs & USVs
Changes in US anti-submarine warfare strategy have included the growing importance of dealing with super-quiet diesel-electric submarines in shallow-water littorals. In response, one of the early-stage Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) approaches involves...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 26, 2007 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, Israel, Middle East - Other, Outer Space, Policy - Doctrine, Policy - Procurement, Transformation, USA, Warfare - Lessons, Warfare - Trends
Militaries around the world are moving to modernize and transform themselves to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Our mission is to deliver a monthly cross-section of relevant, on-target stories, news, and analysis that will help experts and interested...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 25, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport
Grizzly concept(click to view full) Countries like the USA and Britain are racing to field mine-protected vehicles, but some countries have been building them for a number of years now. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann’s (KMW) Dingo 2, with its v-hull capsule plus...
