by Joe Katzman | Jan 26, 2011 | Canada, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Grenades, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Issues - Political, Legal, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Support & Maintenance
Latest updates: BAE’s PAS-13 thermal sight to be part of the fire control system. Kandahar PRT(click to view full) The infantry soldier is the center of gravity in current wars, and improvements to the individual soldier’s equipment and firepower overmatch...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 25, 2011 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, China, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, France, Fuel & Power, Heavy Bombers, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Leadership & People, Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Precision Attack, Northrop-Grumman, Radars, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, T&C - RAND Corp., USA
* Former Northrop Grumman engineer Noshir Gowadia gets 32 years in prison for assisting China in developing a low-signature cruise missile exhaust system and providing classified information on the B-2 Spirit bomber. * When Aviation Week is writing editorials called...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 25, 2011 | Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Awards, Middle East - Other, Policy - Procurement, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, USA
RAF Tornado &Enhanced Paveway(click to view full) In late January 2011, Raytheon announced a $475 million contract with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its Paveway family of precision-guided munitions. These Paveway II and Paveway III kits transform ordinary...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 24, 2011 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DCNS, Force Structure, Fuel & Power, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Other, T&C - SAIC, Textron, Transport & Utility, USA
* Lockheed Martin agrees to pay $2 million to settle a DoJ lawsuit accusing the company, as well as partners SAIC and AES, of conspiring with former government employees Stephen Adamec and Robert Knesel to ensure the 3 companies were awarded a $115M contract in 2004...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 24, 2011 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
On Jan 21/11, Us Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego, CA announced a set of 4 multiple-award contracts to install and certify Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. These...
