The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) awarded 5 multiple-award indefinite-delivery/ indefinite quantity contracts worth up to $3 billion for development of command and control (C2) software for the US Department of Defense. The winners will compete for...
* Will Northrop Grumman's new compensation focus on profitability rather than growing market share kill KC-X tanker bid? * US Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn asks for an extension to finalize a 3rd multiyear Super Hornet/ EA-18G deal. * USAF, Northrop Grumman...
"Go Ahead, Make My Day"(click to view full) The US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) awarded 10 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts for CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive) support services at...
The US Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific in San Diego, CA awarded $145.8 million in contracts to support tactical data link (TDL) systems for US military services and Foreign Military Sales Program. The TDL systems covered by the contracts...
Towed arrays create a longer baseline than other types of underwater sensors, which enhances detection capabilities. According to the 2002 edition of the US Navy's Vision...Presence...Power: A Guide to U.S. Navy Programs, the TB-29A is a commercial-off-the-shelf...
(click to view full) In February 2009, the USA's Missile Defense Agency instituted the Missile Defense Advanced Technology Innovation (ATI) Program to: "...identify and develop innovative concepts, stimulate technology innovation, and exploit breakthroughs in science...
* Chinese People's Liberation Army Senior Colonel, Liu Mingfu's new book, "The China Dream", reportedly argues that China must become the world's top military power. * Canada commits CDN $170 million over next 10 years to upgrade Defence Research and Development...
F/A-18F Super Hornet(click to view full) The US Navy flies the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, and has just taken delivery of its first operational EA-18G Growler electronic warfare & strike aircraft. These buys are actually managed out of a common multi-year procurement...
* "Taking Back the Infantry Half-Kilometer" - US infantry poorly equipped for rifle engagements in Afghanistan? * EADS expects final deal on A400M military transport plane; Euro 3.5 billion funding deal in works. * US Navy, House Armed Services Committee members,...