by Joe Katzman | Jan 10, 2008 | Americas - Other, Launch Vehicles, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Satellites & Sensors, USA
Dextre: part of ISS(click to view full) Alliant Techsystems announced today that it has negotiated definitive agreements with Canadian-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates to acquire its Information Systems and Geospatial Information Services businesses for...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 10, 2008 | Bases & Infrastructure, Engineer Units, Other Corporation, Small Business, USA
The US Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest in San Diego, CA has awarded a number of firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contracts for commercial and institutional building construction at various locations...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 10, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Northrop-Grumman, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Other, USA
T-AOE-6 & CG-72(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems-Marine Systems in Sunnyvale, CA received a $20.5 million firm-fixed-price contract to design and produce replacement gears for the propulsion system in the Navy’s 4 T-AOE 6-class fast...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 9, 2008 | Contracts - Intent, Design Innovations, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Armor, New Systems Tech, Raytheon
TOW-2A cutaway(click to view full) The TOW 2A is an improved version of the original Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided missile that’s designed for “bunker busting” attacks on fortifications, bunkers and urban structures. It can also defeat...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 8, 2008 | Innovation, Science - Basic Research, USA
(click to view full) Over the Christmas holidays, the NY Times ran an interesting story that talked about experts and innovation – especially the paradox that more experts can produce less innovation. The results of the following experiment may provide a clue,...
