Logical progression(click to view full) GE, United Technologies win Phase II contracts. (July 6/10) It might not be a Vulcan mind-meld, but it's pretty close. The Department of Defense's technology brain trust, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),...
DID is not publishing on Monday, as part of the July 4th weekend. We also hope our Canadian readers enjoyed their Canada Day celebrations (July 1st).
Zubr, landed & unloading(click to view full) Defense News (via Defense Tech) reports that China has just ordered 6 "Zubr" hovercraft from Russia's Almaz Shipbuilding. The Zubr Class is the world's largest hovercraft, displacing 555 tonnes. It has over twice the...
* Run down: The Balisle Report offers an alarming picture of a US Navy whose readiness and reliability issues extend far beyond just its new multi-billion dollar LPD-17 program. * Help Wanted: President Obama calls on the private sector to take on more of the civilian...
* Show Me the Money: Boeing is offering to buy Argon ST, a Fairfax, VA-based supplier of military C4ISR systems, for $34.50 per share, or $775 million, in an all-cash deal. * In other news, Boeing averted a strike in St. Louis when workers voted to approve a new...
F-16 launches AIM-9X(click for AIM-9X zoom) The AIM-9X is the USA's newest short-range air-to-air missile, using an advanced array seeker that widens the missile's "boresight" cone, and allows a TV-like "imaging infrared" picture that's much harder to fool with...
K-8, Zimbabwe(click to view full) Burma's air force relies heavily on Chinese weapons. A handful of Russian MiG-29s will grow to 30 in the wake of a 2009 order, but the rest of its fighter fleet is made up of Chinese MiG-21 (60 J-7s) and MiG-19 (12 J-6 and 36 Q-5)...
Bruce Willis missed...(click to view full) Kirkland AFB, NM recently entered into a cooperative effort with the University of Hawaii of Honolulu, Hawaii under the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (PanSTARRS) multi-year program. PanSTARRS will...
* Pentagon acquisition chief Carter issues guidance for "acquisition professionals" to reduce overhead costs associated with the $400 billion per year spent on contracts. * Can We Talk?: In response to the Carter memo, the Aerospace Industries Association called on...