by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2010 | Contracts - Intent, ECM, Germany, Northrop-Grumman, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Specialty Aircraft, USA
Luftwaffe Challenger VIP(click to view full) On Sept 30/10, the US DSCA announced [PDF] Germany’s official request to buy 6 AN/AAQ-24v Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Systems (LAIRCM) defensive systems, to equip its 2 Airbus A319CJs, and 4 Bombardier...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2010 | Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, GE, Helicopters & Rotary, United Technologies, USA
USN SH-60F, Gibraltar(click to view full) On Sept 30/10, the US DSCA announced [PDF] Spain’s formal request to buy 6 refurbished SH-60F Seahawk helicopters listed as “Excess Defense Articles” by the US Navy. The refurbished helicopters would include...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 6, 2010 | BAE, C4ISR, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Launch Vehicles, Lockheed Martin, Materials Innovations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, People, Radars, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Science - Basic Research, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Transport & Utility, Trucks & Transport, USA
* 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics winner Andre Geim explains why graphene is the stuff of the future. DARPA agrees, and so does the Pentagon’s MURI. * A US NAVAIR PMA-202 employee shares her experiences deploying to Iraq. * US government contractors will face more...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 6, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Issues - Political, Legal, Policy - Procurement, Security Contractor, Support Functions - Other, USA
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security – Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) contract hires armed bodyguards and security for American diplomatic personnel worldwide. That means a combination of personal protective (bodyguard), static...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 6, 2010 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Design Innovations, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Signals Radio & Wireless, Submarines, USA
SSN-721: Calling Chicago…(click to view full) DARPA’s TRITON program plans to demonstrate duplex connectivity at submarine keel depths significantly greater than what has been demonstrated in the green, achieving area coverage and bit rates that satisfy...
