A$ 1.0 Bn Coastwatch Contract Finalized, New Aircraft Ordered

by Joe Katzman | Mar 8, 2006 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, C4ISR, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, Electronics - General, Force Structure, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Project Successes, Radars, Satellites & Sensors, Sensors & Guidance

Coastwatch Dash-8 Q200(click to view full) In DID’s January 2006 “Cobham Catches $A 1B Australian Coastwatch Contract,” we described Australia’s innovative approach to maritime border patrol, explained the program’s assets and structure,...

Lockheed Receives $57M for EELV Rocket Work

by Joe Katzman | Mar 8, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Launch Vehicles, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Procurement Innovations, Project Failures, Project Successes, R&D - Contracted, Support Functions - Other, USA

Atlas rocket family(click to view full) The Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA has issued a pair of contracts to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. in Littleton, CO, related to the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. The...

Hentzen Delivering Vehicle Coatings that Resist Chemical Weapons

by Joe Katzman | Mar 8, 2006 | Delivery & Task Orders, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Tanks & Mechanized, USA, WMD Defenses

M1135 Stryker NBCRV(click to view full) Hentzen Coatings in Milwaukee, WI received a delivery order amount of $9.2 million as part of a $14.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for chemical agent resistant coatings for vehicles. Work will be performed in Milwaukee, WI,...

USA Orders 10,000 JDAMs for $240M

by Joe Katzman | Mar 7, 2006 | Boeing, Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Awards, Project Successes, USA

JDAM family(click to view full) Boeing subsidiary McDonnell Douglas Corp in St Louis, MO received a $240 million firm-fixed-price with cost-reimbursement type for alternate disputes resolution contract for 10,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Lot 10 Guided...

USAF Detachment 8 Continues US Research Into EMP-Microwave Weapons

by Joe Katzman | Mar 7, 2006 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Laser & EM Weapons, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Non-Lethal Weapons, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Science - Basic Research, T&C - SAIC, Testing & Evaluation, USA

HPM E-Bomb concept(click to view full) Detachment 8 Air Force Research Laboratory/PKDP at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM is researching new opportunities in all aspects of high-power electromagnetic weaponry. Their research supports missions such as survivability of U.S....