by Joe Katzman | Jun 13, 2006 | Airbus, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation
Dassault Rafale(click for cutaway view) In “Singapore’s RSAF Decides to Fly Like An Eagle” and “Dassault Discusses Global Fighter Market to 2015”, DID has looked at the state of the global fighter market and its segmentation. Particular...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 13, 2006 | Budgets, Force Structure, Forces - Land, USA
The US Army is preparing its FY 2008 – 2013 program objective memorandum (POM), due Aug. 15 to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Inside Defense reports that the Army is considering a number of possibilities, as the April 2006 fiscal guidance handed down by...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 13, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, USA
MW Builders of Texas Inc. of Temple, TX, was awarded on May 31, 2006, a $19.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a vehicle maintenance facility at Fort Hood, TX. Fort Hood is famous as the largest active duty armored post in the United States, and...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 12, 2006 | Americas - Other, BAE, Boeing, Consulting Firms, Domestic Security, Electronics - General, Israel, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Raytheon, RFPs, Sensors & Guidance, Small Business, T&C - Big 5 Firms, T&C - IBM, USA
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Secure Border Initiative (SBI) is a comprehensive plan to secure U.S. borders and reduce illegal immigration, including an array of technical aids and elements on both the northern Canadian border and the southern...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 12, 2006 | Americas - Other, Avionics, Design Innovations, Industry & Trends, Israel, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, UAVs, USA
Mosquito(click to view full) The Israeli military is experimenting with a futuristic Frisbee-size unmanned aerial vehicle called the Mosquito. Somewhat like the Class I MAV, et. al., the Mosquito will one day be expected to fly into buildings through doors and...
