Up-armored Caimin MRAPs(click to view full) Letterkenny Army Depot recently chose VSE Corporation as its prime contractor for a $194 million contract to maintain and modernize Route Clearance Vehicles (RCVs). These vehicles serve as convoy leads and advance scouts...
VAMTAC, Congo(click to view full) Western militaries are quickly coming to the realization that the light Land Rover, G-Wagen, and HMMWV type flat bottom vehicles deployed as light troop transports are no longer adequate on a non-linear battlefield with no defined...
PT6 engine(click to view full) United Technologies subsidiary Pratt & Whitney is well known around the world as a manufacturer of turbine engines for aircraft, helicopters, and even industrial uses. Within that firm, its Canadian subsidiary has a well established...
X-ray vs. ZB(click to view full) American Science and Engineering's Z Backscatter Van(TM) (ZBV) is a low-cost, extremely maneuverable short-range screening system built into a commercially available delivery van. The ZBV employs AS&E's patented Z Backscatter...
Saudi C-130(click to view full) In October 2008, Boeing announced that its majority-owned partner Alsalam Aircraft Co. in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has received a 3-year, $29 million contract. Alsalam will provide programmed depot maintenance (repairs, inspections,...
NUCTECH THSCAN MT1500(click to view full) Los Angeles is the USA's second largest port, which makes it a key cog in gthe American economy. In an era where lean inventories are a business norm, disruptions in that port could have massive, cascading ripple effects on...
PCAPP Map(click to view full) In May 2006, "US Chemical Demilitarization: Expansion and Update" explained the underlying structure of the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency's programs to safely store and dispose of chemical weapons. The CMA is responsible for a...
NECD(click to view larger) During the 1960s, the Newport Chemical Depot (NECD) in Indiana produced the nerve agent VX until a unilateral decree halted American (but not Soviet) production and transportation of all chemical weapons. In the aftermath of 9/11, the US...
A team led by ITT Corporation recently announced a 5-7 year contract to perform telemetry, tracking and command services for near-Earth missions under NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Space Communications Network Services (SCNS) contract. The contract has a base...