by Joe Katzman | Nov 24, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Marines, Other Corporation, Rockets, USA
LAW M72: A4, A5, A6/7(click to view full) Nov 17/08: Nammo Talley Defense, Inc. in Mesa, AZ received a $15.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for 7,750 LAW M72A7 portable rockets from Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, VA, in order to replenish stockpiles....
by Joe Katzman | Nov 20, 2008 | Conferences & Events, Design Innovations, Field Innovations, General Dynamics, Northrop-Grumman, Project Successes, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, USA
Virginia Block I-II(click for SuperSize) The SSN-774 Virginia Class submarine was introduced in the 1990s as a Clinton-era reform that was intended to take some of the SSN-21 Seawolf Class’ key design and technology advances, and place them in a smaller, less...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 20, 2008 | ABM, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, Transformation, USA, Warfare - Trends
SM-3 seeker: target!(click to view full) A lot has been written in recent years about the improvements in air-air missiles. Short-range air-air missiles (SRAAMs) have received particular attention due to their vastly improved wide-angle seekers, computer processor...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 19, 2008 | Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Project Successes, Satellites & Sensors, Trucks & Transport, USA
DMSP: points of light(click to view full) The American military procurement system faces a number of challenges at the moment, and the news isn’t very good on many fronts. There are success stories in the field – some larger, some smaller. but every one...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 18, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Small Business, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
Ships, like cars, need maintenance. Some of it is performed onboard by the crew, while other aspects are farmed out to contractors. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in Philadelphia, PA are the Navy’s experts for maritime technology and naval...
