by Joe Katzman | Aug 10, 2011 | ABM, Contracts - Awards, General Atomics, IT - Software & Integration, R&D - Contracted, Sensors & Guidance, UAVs, USA
MQ-9 Reaper(click to view full) Aug 5/11: The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announces a maximum $48.4 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to General Atomics Aeronautical in Poway, CA to develop and demonstrate...
by [email protected] | Aug 10, 2011 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Conferences & Events, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), IAI, Israel, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Surface-Air, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Other Weapons, Polar Regions, RAFAEL, Russia, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awards Lockheed Martin a $13 million contract to continue maintenance of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS). Should NAVAIR exercise the three remaining options, the contract value could rise to $50.2 million....
by Joe Katzman | Aug 9, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Force Structure, Guest Articles, Iraq, Issues - International, Issues - Political
(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing about Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 9, 2011 | Asia - Other, Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, GE, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Support & Maintenance, United Technologies, USA
Thai MH-60S(click to view full) In April 2006, Thailand made an official request to buy up to 6 MH-60S Seahawk helicopters, making them the 1st country to request this updated naval utility rotorcraft. They offer a number of advances over previous SH-60B/F machines,...
by [email protected] | Aug 9, 2011 | Air Reconnaissance, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, BAE, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Projections & Assessments, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, United Technologies, USA
* Boeing and Siemens form a strategic alliance to develop ‘smart grid’ technologies to improve energy access and security for US military installations. * Teal Group’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems – 2011 predicts that global UAV expenditure...
