by Joe Katzman | Feb 5, 2008 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Laser & EM Weapons, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Testing & Evaluation, USA
THEL/Skyguard concept(click to view full) Detachment 8 of the US Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM is funding research to better understand and predict “the effects of lasers on various threat targets.” This is useful from a...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 5, 2008 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Helicopters & Rotary, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation
Vector Aerospace Corporation of Toronto, Canada has signed a definitive GBP 17 million (about $34 million) purchase and sale agreement with the British Secretary of State for Defence, through its that Vector Aerospace International Limited subsidiary. They will...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 4, 2008 | Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Field Innovations, Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, Helicopters & Rotary, Project Successes, USA
CH-53E at work(click to view full) Stop us if you’ve had a laptop and heard this refrain before: your battery draws down when not being used. If it’s recharged, it may “remember” the level it was at and can’t be brought back to full...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 4, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, General Dynamics, R&D - Contracted, Submarines, USA
DARPA’s “Tango Bravo” project, aims to break a number of fundamental submarine design constraints, and create much smaller submarines via breakthrough technologies. In contrast, the Concept Formulation (CONFORM) contract is aimed at a more...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 4, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Fuel & Power, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, USA
DDG-1000 Destroyer Alion Science and Technology in Chicago, IL received a $9.8 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract for research and development activities associated with the development of Integrated Power Systems Advanced Modules and Conceptual Engineering/Ship...
