by Joe Katzman | Jun 20, 2005 | Britain/U.K., C4ISR, General Dynamics, Industry & Trends, Interoperability, Israel, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Signals Radio & Wireless, Thales, Transformation, USA, Warfare - Trends
On June 13, DID covered the global expansion of the tactical radio market, esp. in the USA. Analysts at Frost & Sullivan’s “Aerospace and Defense Group, U.S. Tactical Military Communications Markets” noted that U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 20, 2005 | Conferences & Events, Field Reports, General Dynamics, Industry & Trends, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Raytheon, Robots, Small Business, Transformation, University-related, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Dragon Runner “Throwbot” The Joint Robotics Program Working Group meeting at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA offered a window into current progress in robotics. EOD robots and reconnaissance robots such as the backpackable Dragon Runner...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 20, 2005 | Policy - Personnel
Representatives from a coalition of Defense unions delivered a letter of protest and a list of recommendations for the new National Security Personnel System to Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England during an hourlong meeting Thursday morning. The letter was...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 20, 2005 | Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Budgets, Design Innovations, Field Innovations, Logistics Innovations, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, R&D - Contracted, Small Business, Thales
The Australian government has increased funding for its military capability and technology demonstrator (CTD) program by $31.5 million over the next three financial years – effectively doubling the annual average expenditure on the program. Australia will invest...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 20, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Simulation & Training, Small Business, Training & Exercises, USA
Small business qualifier Tug Hill Construction Inc. of Watertown, NY won a $30.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a Digital Multipurpose Range Complex at Fort Carson, CO. Work is expected to be complete by Dec. 22, 2007. There were 17 bids...
