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Cheap, Fast, Deadly: NETFIRES “Missiles in a Box” (NLOS-LS)

by | Jan 11, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Design Innovations, FOCUS Articles, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Anti-Armor, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Methodologies, Raytheon, Small Business, Transformation, USA

NETFIRES concept(click to view larger) The basic concept of NETFIRES is to develop a family of artillery-like precision attack missiles based upon a vertical launcher design. Yet the idea goes far beyond that simple description. The NETFIRES CLU box launcher is...
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Italy Moves to Complete Tornado Fleet Mid-Life Upgrades

by | Jan 10, 2011 | Avionics, Bombs - Smart, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Events, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, Force Structure

Italian Tornado IDS(click to view full) In late December 2010, the Italian Air Force signed a EUR 96 million ($127.7 million) contract with the Panavia consortium to begin upgrading another 25 of Italy’s strike fighters. The contract will see 15 more Tornado ECR...
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Rapid Fire 2011-01-10: J-20 Black Eagle

by | Jan 9, 2011 | After-Action Reviews, Asia - Central, Boeing, Budgets, C4ISR, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, ECM, Electronics - General, Fighters & Attack, General Dynamics, Guns - Personal Weapons, Industry & Trends, Israel, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Logistics Innovations, Medical, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Ballistic, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Policy - Personnel, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Signals Radio & Wireless, Soldier's Gear, Trucks & Transport, USA, Warfare - Lessons

* Pentagon chief Robert Gates warns about China’s J-20 Black Eagle stealth fighter jet, DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile during his first visit to Beijing. * US DoD belt-tightening plan could benefit Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, General Dynamics,...