RQ-4A and RQ-4B Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. in San Diego, CA received a $20.5 million cost-plus award-fee contract modification (F33657-01-C-4600/ P00113) “to complete the development of the Global Hawk RQ-4B to meet the start of Initial Operation Test and...
DID recently covered the USA’s $3.24 billion order for night vision systems, and explained how they work. Some night vision systems aren’t designed to be worn: DRS Technologies in Palm Bay, FL recently received a $46.2 million delivery order under a...
DID has covered the defense procurement spiral and tendency of the US Defense Department to begin more programs than its budget can afford, as well as bi-partisan legislative concern at rising weapons costs, efforts at organizational defense transformation, and...
M270 MLRS Back on May 9, 2005, DID noted that several new forms of smart artillery shells would begin to give US artillery relevance again in urban battles fought under restrictive rules of engagement. On June 28, 2005, DID profiled the multi-national Guided MLRS...
COBRA System Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Integrated Systems Sector in Melbourne, FL received a $25.3 million cost-plus-incentive-fee modification under previously awarded contract (N61331-01-C-0037) to exercise an option to develop Block 1, Spiral B of the Coastal...
