by Joe Katzman | Jun 13, 2007 | Coastal & Littoral, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Force Structure, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Transformation
Earth-shatteringKa-BOOM!(click to view full) Naval gunfire support is ultra-quick, unaffected by weather, never worries about enemy air defenses, and has saved the lives of many soldiers and Marines over the years. In Vietnam and engagements like Lebanon in the 1980s,...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 13, 2007 | Other Corporation
SURVICE Engineering Co. in Belcamp, MD received a $25 million cost-plus-fixed-fee with cost reimbursable contract. They will handle munitions effectiveness and target delivery schedules for the analysis division of the USAF Air Armament Center. Some of the major...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 12, 2007 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Contracts - Intent, Delivery & Task Orders, Events, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, Soldier's Gear, USA
Relief map(click to view full) On June 8/07, DID covered some construction support for US SOCOM’s operations in the Philippines, and pointed out that these kinds of contracts fit into a larger doctrine. They also fit into a larger set of efforts against an...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 12, 2007 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, UAVs
ScanEagle returns(click to view full) Australia has moved ahead on a number of fronts to bolster its forces in the field with unmanned aerial vehicles. At the squad level, Elbit Systems’ Skylark IV mini-UAVs provide immediate surveillance capabilities. For...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 11, 2007 | Bombs - Cluster, Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Awards, Launch Vehicles, Missiles - Ballistic, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, R&D - Contracted, Transformation, USA
Before: Minotaur(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems, Missile Defense Division in San Bernardino, CA received an $8,.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to investigate a concept for a conventional ballistic missile capable of destroying...
