by Joe Katzman | Aug 19, 2008 | ABM, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Materials Innovations, R&D - Contracted, Radars, Raytheon, USA
APG-77 AESA Test AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radars offer a number of improvements over previous-generation technologies. They are more sensitive. They have better operational “uptime” because moving parts are eliminated, and the failure of...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 18, 2008 | Americas - Other, Issues - Political, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Rolls Royce, Transport & Utility, USA
C-20, ready(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc., of Herndon, VA received a 4-year, $252.3 million firm-fixed-price C-20 Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) follow-on contract. The U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps all operate C-20...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 18, 2008 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft
Amazon patrol(click to view full) After a public bidding process, Embraer and the Chilean Air Force (FACH) signed an August 2008 contract for 12 EMB 314 Super Tucano advanced turboprop trainers and light attack aircraft. The Embraer proposal chosen by the FACh...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 18, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Naval Equipment, New Systems Tech, Small Business, USA
Doing the drill(click to view full) Small business qualifier and industrial safety and security specialist BriarTek, Inc in Alexandria, VA received a $19 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract to install and test Man Overboard Indicator (MOBI)...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 17, 2008 | Budgets, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Think Tanks
The US Navy’s lack of a credible plan for its future naval forces has become a growing problem for the service. In Congress, the leadership of the HASC Seapower and Expeditionary Forces subcommittee has weighed in from both sides of the partisan aisle, with Navy...
