Guest Article by Mark R. Hamel and Charles J. Wolfe Tofukuji Reiun-inGaun-no-niwa(click to view full) Kaizen events often represent the initial rapid deployment vehicle for lean transformations. Effective events drive step-function improvement, momentum and...
T56 turboprop engine(click to view larger) The Allison (now Rolls Royce) T56 turboprop engine serves on a number of American aircraft, and must be kept flying via maintenance and spares contracts. Otherwise, the USA’s C-130E/H Hercules tactical transports, P-3...
Small business qualifier OASYS Technology, LLC, an electro-optical specialty firm in Manchester, NH, received a $10.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop an “unmanned airborne multispectral sensor suite for more advanced imaging technology in...
Hermes 450 -note civil reg. #(click to view full) Joint EDA/ESA contracts for research into UAV/satellite combinations. (Feb 8/10) ‘Swarming’ algorithms currently under development are trying to address the critical issue of ‘deconfliction’....
Latest updates: Major update to the article, which now offers a complete timeline and new materials. DSP Satellite(click to view full) The USA’s “SBIRS High” missile launch early-warning satellites, which aim to replace the existing DSP fleet, have...
