Car bomb detector employs a revolutionary new approach
Nov 9, 2005
By Steve Grossman, Editor HiEnergy Technologies Inc. has received its first domestic order for its highly innovative car bomb finder from the U.S. Army. ...
$100 million award to fund data distribution networks for the Pacific Air Force
Nov 9, 2005
Apptis Inc., in conjunction with The Centech Group, has won a five-year contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide the Pacific Air Force (PACAF) with an intrabuilding distribution network for U.S. Air Force facilities throughout the Pacific region. ...
Manufacture of Abrams tank spare parts to begin
Nov 9, 2005
The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $13-million contract for spare parts for the M1A2 Abrams tank continuous electronics evolution program.
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Contracts awarded for F-35 aircraft ordnance hoist and quick-latch systems
Nov 9, 2005
Curtiss Wright Controls Inc. has received contracts from Lockheed Martin Corporation for the Joint Strike Fighter F-35 program with an initial value of $2.2 million and a potential value of $120 million to supply ordnance hoist and quick-latch systems for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
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Development of a collision avoidance system for U.S. Navy submarines under way
Nov 9, 2005
Information Systems Laboratories (ISL) has been awarded a Phase 2 small business innovative research contract to develop and test Electric Field (E-field) sensors and signal-processing algorithms for reducing the risk of collision when a submarine rises to periscope depth. ...
Clock synthesizers reside in tiny packages
Oct 25, 2005
Micrel Inc. has introduced two precision, low-jitter clock synthesizers that provide an extremely high level of integration for system timing generation. ...
U.S. Marine Corps orders Falcon II radios
Oct 25, 2005
The Harris Corporation has been awarded a competitive procurement contract to supply the U.S. Marine Corps' multiband, multimission radio (MBMMR) standardization program with its Falcon II AN/PRC-117F(C) transceiver. ...
Agreement to spur rechargeable lithium-ion battery development
Oct 25, 2005
Electro Energy Inc. (EEEI), a provider of battery technologies, and In-Q-Tel, a private, not-for-profit venture group funded by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), have announced a technology development agreement for advanced rechargeable bipolar lithium-ion (BPLI) batteries.
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JTRS Cluster 5 system undergoes a preliminary design review
Oct 25, 2005
JTRS Cluster 5 system undergoes a preliminary design review
The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Cluster 5 team, lead by General Dynamics, is completing a preliminary design review. ...
Warhead provider selected for non-line-of-sight attack missile
Oct 25, 2005
Raytheon Company and the NetFires Limited Liability Company have selected General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems to be the warhead provider for the non-line of sight-launch system (NLOS-LS) precision attack missile (PAM). ...
Watchdog organization criticizes U.S. Air Force space policy
Oct 25, 2005
By Steve Grossman, Editor Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has recommended to the U.S. Air Force that it cease granting sole-source contracts for heavy satellite launches to United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
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New order boosts number of combat-tested Javelins
Oct 12, 2005
The Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture (JV) has received a $110 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Javelin anti-tank weapon system production. ...
