CVN 70 Carl Vinson’s Mid-Life RCOH Refueling & Maintenance

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/cvn-70-carl-vinsons-midlife-rcoh-refueling-maintenance-01554/

Osama Bin Shot, Osama Bin Buried. (May 3/11) In November 2005, Northrop Grumman Newport News in Newport News, VA was awarded a $1.94 billion cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for accomplishment of the FY 2006 mid-life refueling and complex

Iridium’s NEXT Satellites: Global Reach, New Partnerships

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Iridium-NEXT-Boosting-Data-Speeds-Improving-DoD-Space-Awareness-06161/

Most of us remember Iridium as the Motorola-backed, multi-billion dollar commercial satellite phone flop. The expensive, bulky phones, the $2 per minute airtime charge, and the inability to use the phone inside buildings doomed the project, which came

Pocket Gunship: From AC-XX to the MC-27J Praetorian

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/AC-XX-Gunship-Lite-A-C-27J-Baby-Spooky-05001/

In mid-2008 Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) made a $32 million budget reprogramming request in order to buy a C-27J light tactical transport plane and convert it into a small prototype AC-XX gunship, using "proven/known" weapons and

Slovenian Army’s New APCs: Patria’s AMVs

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/slovenian-armys-new-apcs-patrias-amvs-updated-02358/

In June 2006, the Slovenian Ministry of Defence picked Patria's 8x8 wheeled Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV) as the preferred choice for its 135 vehicle armored personnel carrier program. The APCs would come in 4 different versions, including a variant with

NCADE: An ABM AMRAAM – Or Something More?

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ncade-an-abm-amraam-03305/

A lot has been written in recent years about the improvements in air-air missiles. Short-range air-air missiles (SRAAMs) have received particular attention due to their vastly improved wide-angle seekers, computer processor improvements driven by

Re-engining the E-8 JSTARS

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/re-engining-the-e-8-jstars-04891/

The USA's E-8 JSTARS is a Boeing 707-300 derivative that provides a picture of the ground situation analogous to the E-3 AWACS' picture of the air situation. JSTARS aircraft use their radars to determine the direction, speed and patterns of military

Paveway IV Dual-Guidance Bomb On Aircraft Integration Path

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/my-pgm-for-a-fuze-paveway-iv-hits-trouble-in-britiain-03644/

Paveway-IV components(click to view larger) In 2003, Raytheon UK operation won the GBP 120 million pound contract to develop and produce Paveway IV, beating Boeing's INS/GPS guided JDAM. The GPS/INS and laser-guided 500-pound bombs are a British…

GBU-44 Viper Strike: Death From Above

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/gbu44-viper-strike-death-from-above-03127/

Death from above(click to view larger) The Viper Strike began life as the BAT - a canceled munition option for ground-fired ATACMS missiles. After USAF Predator UAVs armed with Hellfire missiles began to show promise in the Global War on Terror,…

France’s Future SSNs: The Barracuda Class

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/frances-future-ssns-the-barracuda-class-02902/

SSN Barracuda cutaway In December 2006, France's Defense Ministry awarded a contract for nuclear-propelled fast attack submarines to state-owned warship builder DCN and nuclear energy group Areva-TA. The contract's total value could be as high as EUR…

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