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London - Oct 30, 2003The British science journal New Scientist reports that a scientist funded by the US government has deliberately created an extremely deadly form of mousepox, a relative of the smallpox virus, through genetic engineering. The new virus kills all mice even if they have been given antiviral drugs as well as a vaccine that would normally protect them. UAV Market to Top $10 Billion over Next Decade 
Newtown - Oct 29, 2003The market for unmanned air vehicles that perform reconnaissance and surveillance missions is expected to be worth $10.6 billion over the next 10 years, according to Forecast International's "The Market for UAV Reconnaissance Systems." |
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OmniCorder Wins Contract From Missile Defense Agency to Develop Infrared Sensor
East Setauket - Oct 28, 2003OmniCorder Technologies SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) proposal, "Novel Sensor Technology for Booster Typing," was selected for funding by the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The Company's proposal competed with 1862 others and was selected by a committee of government scientists, engineers, and technical managers who recommended it as a promising approach to meet MDA requirements. US Military In Iraq Plagued By Intelligence Shortcomings 
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Oct 25, 2003US operations in Iraq (news - web sites) are being plagued by serious shortcomings in the military's ability to collect and process intelligence, with specially trained reconnaissance teams delivering barely a quarter of their planned output, according to the latest US Army assessment. Keppel Wins $73 Million Missile Radar Station For Pacific Ocean 
Singapore - Oct 28, 2003AMFELS Inc, a member of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has clinched a US$73 million firm-fixed-price contract for the modification of a platform from The Boeing Company. The Gravest Danger: Nuclear Weapons 
Stanford - Oct 28, 2003The mortal danger of nuclear weapons is unique in its terrifying potential for devastation on an unprecedented and unimaginable scale. In The Gravest Danger: Nuclear Weapons (Hoover Institution Press, 2003), Sidney D. Drell and James E. Goodby -- each with more than twenty years experience in national security issues both in public and private capacities -- review the main policy issues surrounding nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy 
WASHINGTON - Oct 27, 2003The Department of Defense announced today the establishment of a Radio Frequency Identification Policy (RFID). RFID technology greatly improves the management of inventory by providing hands-off processing. The equipment quickly accounts for and identifies massive inventories, enhancing the processing of materiel transactions to allow DoD to realign resources and streamline business processes. Key Prime Contracts Awarded For Future Combat Systems Development 
Reston - Oct 27, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Mission Systems sector has been awarded two prime and two subcontractor contracts totaling $260 million to support development of the U.S. Army's Future Combat System (FCS) program. Military Works On Faster, All-Digital Targeting System by Gerry J. Gilmore for American Forces Press Service 
Washington - Oct 27, 2003The U.S. military is developing an advanced communications capability for tactical fighters that will tightly connect the sensors and cockpits of many aircraft. |
Lockheed Martin Team Submits Proposal for Transformational Communications On MILSATCOM
Sunnyvale - Oct 22, 2003A team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, has submitted a proposal for the Risk Reduction and System Definition effort of the Transformational Communications MILSATCOM (TCM) Space Segment. The program represents the next step toward transitioning the Department of Defense wideband and protected communications satellite architecture into a single network comprised of multiple satellite, ground, and user segment components. Stealthy, All-Weather Cruise Missile Deployed To B-52 Squadrons 
Orlando - Oct 22, 2003The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), developed by Lockheed Martin has been certified by both the JASSM Joint Program Office and the B-52 Systems Program Office to meet warfighter requirements and is now ready for operational use. This major milestone represents a dramatically increased capability for warfighting aircrews. SBS Technologies Partners with TelTron Telemetry Systems Corporation 
Albuquerque - Oct 22, 2003SBS Technologies has announced a partnership with TelTron Telemetry Systems Corporation, the premier supplier of integrated, ground-based telemetry systems for missile, test range, laboratory, and flight test environments. Under the agreement, SBS will continue to supply TelTron with embedded components that are an integral part of the company's telemetry systems. Raytheon Awarded $37.4 Million For Space-Based Radar Development 
El Segundo - Oct 22, 2003Raytheon Company has been awarded a $37.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to define, analyze, design and demonstrate a Space-Based Radar (SBR) pre-prototype payload consisting of an electronic scanned array and an on-board processing component. AGI Launches New Software Solution For Tracking System Designers 
Las Vegas - Oct 22, 2003AGI is offering a commercial off-the- shelf (COTS) software solution that supports orbit determination for tracking systems - STK/Orbit Determination (STK/OD). The tool, which is positioned as the newest addition to AGI's suite of aerospace analysis and visualization software premiered at the International Telemetry Conference. EU Plans To Launch Security Research Programme 
Paris - Oct 21, 2003A Group of selected personalities from government, industry and academia gathered on 6 October 2003 to define a European agenda for security research. The Group, convened by Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin along with Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen, will advise the Commission on the implementation of a Preparatory Action, with €65 million in funding for 2004-2006. BAE Systems and AAI Corp Form TEAM SHADOW In Australian UAV Surveillance Bid 
Hunt Valley - Oct 21, 2003BAE SYSTEMS Australia and AAI Corporation have announced an agreement to compete as "Team Shadow" for the Commonwealth of Australia JP 129 program. The Team Shadow JP 129 solution is based on the Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) system designed by AAI Corporation and currently providing crucial surveillance and reconnaissance support to U.S. Army forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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