by Joe Katzman | Feb 20, 2006 | Conferences & Events, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Land, Industry & Trends, Policy - Doctrine, Projections & Assessments, Specialty Aircraft, Transformation, USA, Warfare - Trends
M1A2 Abrams TUSK(click to view full) Maj. Gen. Roger Nadeau, who heads the US Army’s research and development command, told the U.S. Army Winter Show on February 15th that fighting in Iraq is shaping almost every Army spending decision. One of those lessons is...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 20, 2006 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, USA
DID has covered the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) before, from its revolutionary effect on air combat when used with 4th generation SRAAMs like the AIM-9X Sidewinder, AA-11 Archer et. al., to the program’s rocky but ultimately successful history....
by Joe Katzman | Feb 20, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, Industry & Trends, Interoperability, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Transformation, USA
(click to view full) On July 30, 2004, the U.S. Department of Defense finalized its Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Policy. The DoD requires passive RFID labels on the case, pallet, and item packaging for Class I, Class II, Class VI, and Class XI commodities...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 20, 2006 | Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Procurement Innovations, Support & Maintenance
Flying in Pakistan(click to view full) DID has covered the UK’s move toward broad-based “Future Contracting for Availability” maintenance partnership initiatives across its armed forces, from its E-3D Sentry AWACS aircraft to its Tornado GR4 strike...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 20, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Sensors & Guidance, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior(click to view full) DRS Technologies, Inc. in Parsippany, NJ recently announced that it has received a pair of orders for thermal sights. One $54 million contract from Raytheon will provide 2nd Generation FLIR systems to the US Army for its M1A2...
