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$29M from USN for 56 MUOS-Capable Digital Modular Radios

$29M from USN for 56 MUOS-Capable Digital Modular Radios

General Dynamics C4 Systems in Scottsdale, AZ received a $53.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for 81 AN/USC-61C digital modular radios (DMR), DMR 100 and 200 watt power amplifiers, and other ancillary hardware. Currently approximately 300 software-defined radios,...
$29M from USN for 56 MUOS-Capable Digital Modular Radios

Swiss Kerfuffle Over Chad’s Use of Pilatus Aircraft

Darfur refugees(click to view full) The Swiss Pilatus PC-9M was a recent candidate to an RFP for COIN aircraft issued by Iraq. An incident involving the African nation of Chad would appear to have removed this possibility for them, and shrunk Pilatus’ market...
$29M from USN for 56 MUOS-Capable Digital Modular Radios

Aerovironment’s Global Observer: Flying High, Again

Latest updates: Test crash, funding issues deliver a 1-2 punch to the program. ISR CONOPS(CONcept of OPerationS)(click to view full) The late Dr. Paul McReady’s Aerovironment, Inc. has achieved just renown for the success of its small UAVs like the Army’s...
$29M from USN for 56 MUOS-Capable Digital Modular Radios

India’s M-MRCA Fighter Deal: Cancelled

IAF: Jaguar, Mirage 2000SU-30K, MiG-27, MiG-21BiS(click to view full) India’s planned multi-billion dollar, 126+ plane jet fighter buy certainly captured the attention of global fighter manufacturers. Boeing’s Mark Kronenberg, who runs the company’s...
$29M from USN for 56 MUOS-Capable Digital Modular Radios

Reports: China to Sell J-10 Fighter to Iran, Syria?

Chinese J-10(click to view full) DID’s Benelux reader David Vandenberghe tips DID to the original RIA-Novosti report that Iran has signed a contract with China for the delivery of two squadrons (24) of its J-10 fighter planes, which are powered by Russian...