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Boeing Awarded B-52H Weapons Integration Contract
St Louis MO (SPX) Jun 30, 2006 Boeing has received a U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $150 million to support new weapons integration efforts on the B-52H bomber. Work on the B-52 Smart Weapons Integration Next Generation (SWING) will be performed by engineers based at the company's Integrated Defense Systems facility in Wichita, Kansas. The contract expires December 2020. "This contract will allow us to continue to make the B-52 one of the most modern weapons systems in the world," said Scot Oathout, B-52 program director for Boeing. "Subsequent contract modifications will support integration of other next generation weapons in years to come." Such weapons systems include the Extended Range versions of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser and Joint Direct Attack Munitions and possibly the integration of the Small Diameter Bomb and Boost Phase Interceptor. The contract will also be used to integrate the Universal Armament Interface -- the next generation interface between the mission planning system, aircraft platform, and weapons -- onto the B-52. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Boeing The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com
MTI Micro Delivers On Energy Density Milestone
Albany NY (SPX) Jun 28, 2006MTI MicroFuel Cells, the developer of the award-winning Mobion micro fuel cell technology and a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology, has announced today that it has achieved an energy density of over 1.3Wh per cc of fuel on a 30 Watt Mobion laboratory test unit. |
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