by Fred Donovan | Jan 27, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, L3 Communications, Logistics, Oceans - International, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
T-AOE-6 & CG-72(click to view full) When US Navy carrier battle groups are rapidly deployed to hot spots, they need supply ships fast enough to keep up with them. That is the purpose of the US Military Sealift Command’s T-AOE-6-class fast combat support...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 27, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, ECM, Electronics - General, Fighters & Attack, Other Corporation, Radars, USA
TWT, conceptual Traveling wave tube (TWT) amplifiers are used to amplify radio signals to high power. They are commonly used by the US military in satellite transponders, radar, and electronic warfare systems. The US Navy uses the TWT ampliers for electronic...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 26, 2010 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, GE, Northrop-Grumman, Raytheon, Rolls Royce, T&C - SAIC, Transport & Utility
Reuters reports that draft FY 2011 budget documents show the Pentagon targeting at least 7 programs for cancellation. Nothing is final yet, and the Pentagon will not comment, but here’s the rundown. Two of those programs are familiar. One is the F-35’s...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 26, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Satellites & Sensors, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
Intelsat satellite(click to view full) In the early weeks of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the US military satellite communications capacity was overwhelmed by the demand from US troops for satellite bandwidth to transmit voice and data communication. In response, the US...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 26, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, C4ISR, Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, USA
CACI International received an $81 million task order from the US Army to support the consolidation of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) resources to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. CACI will...
