by Joe Katzman | Oct 2, 2011 | Air Reconnaissance, Asia - Central, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, IT - Software & Integration, L3 Communications, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Sensors & Guidance, Specialty Aircraft, USA, Warfare - Trends
What really happened?(click to view full) The US Army’s Constant Hawk program feeds into 2 big trends. One is the need to create systems that dip into the gushing firehose of data from UAVs, aircraft, ground-mounted stations like GBOSS/RAID, etc., in order to...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 2, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Heavy Bombers, Northrop-Grumman, Support & Maintenance, USA
B-2A Spirit(click to view full) In September 2011, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Palmdale, CA received a $109.6 million a firm-fixed-price contract “for aft decks applicable to B-2 aircrafts.” We asked Northrop Grumman about this, and they said...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 2, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, France, Medical, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, USA
RNA vs. DNA(click to view full) In September 2011, the RN Armor Vax international consortium in Orlando, FL received a $17.3 million technology investment agreement from US DARPA. Their research and development program is designed to “identify, investigate, and...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 30, 2011 | BAE, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, France, IT - Cyber-Security, Lobbying, Oshkosh, People, Scandals & Investigations, Tanks & Mechanized, Textron
* The US Army released the complete draft RFP for the HMMWV Modernized Expanded Capacity Vehicle (HMMWV MECV) Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDTE) phase. This recap program intends to modernize M1151 and M1152 Humvees. The Industry Daily for source...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Simulation & Training, USA
SERE training(click to view full) In late September 2011, SERE Solutions, Inc. in Spokane, WA received a $9.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) services. Work will be performed at Fairchild AFB, WA, and Lackland...
