by Joe Katzman | Aug 24, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Boeing, Budgets, Coastal & Littoral, Force Structure, Forces - Naval, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Policy - Doctrine, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, UAVs, USA
P-3C Orion(click to view full) The P-3C fulfills a unique role in the U.S. force structure; not only does it act as a sub-hunter and keep tabs on the sea lanes via long-range reconnaissance, it’s also finding itself in demand from Kosovo to Afghanistan for use...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 24, 2005 | After-Action Reviews, Design Innovations, Field Reports, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Project Successes, Soldier's Gear, USA
The Interceptor OTV body armor vests DID has been covering lately have proven very effective at reducing injuries; indeed, we’ve heard several reports of soldiers who only realized they’d been hit when they got back to base and noticed the bullets their...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 24, 2005 | Forces - Space, GPS Infrastructure, Satellites & Sensors, USA
Navstar Constellation:GPS Block IIA, IIR/M, IIF(click to view full) The Global Positioning system touches on a very wide range of military hardware, as well as its many civilian uses. While the program has experienced some delays, Government officials representing...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 24, 2005 | Avionics, Boeing, Forces - Strategic, Heavy Bombers, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, Testing & Evaluation, USA
“Power” by Dru Blair(click to view full) The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base has been working with the USA’s B-1B Lancer heavy bomber to upgrade their weapons carrying abilities. The results will increase the non-stealth...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 24, 2005 | Corporate Innovations, Forces - Naval, Project Successes, Public Partnering, Support & Maintenance, USA
Pearl Harbor(click to view full) DefenseTalk reports that the figures for Pearl Harbor-homeported surface ships seem to show that they’re in better material condition than in the past, due in large part to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard’s (PHNSY) use of...
