F-16 with 4 CBU-97s(click to view full) Textron Systems Corp. in Wilmington, MA received a $108.1 million firm-fixed-price contract modification for 332 Full Rate Production (FRP) Sensor Fuzed Weapons (SFW), in support of the F-16 aircraft. Work will be complete by...
ADS Concept(click to view full) In December 2005, DID described the Advanced Deployable System (ADS), a set of fast-deploying sensor nets that could be laid to detect advanced submarines in shallow littoral waters. This variant of the ADS is designed for deployment...
ATFLIR on F/A-18C DID has covered the AN/AQ-228 ATFLIR pod’s success in theater over Iraq, and how it has changed the roles of the F/A-18 aircraft fitted with it. Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) combines three pods into one: a targeting...
Calling NMCC…(click to view full) In Afghanistan, most Afghan National Army (ANA) units use either VHF radios that have a maximum range of 40 kilometers or standard cell phones to contact each other. At present, messages are sometimes relayed from operator to...
A-10 Thunderbolt II DID has now updated our January 4, 2006 article “ROVER Sics TacAir on America’s Enemies.” DID described the Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) system, and the major changes it was bringing to tactical air support....
