by Joe Katzman | Nov 4, 2007 | DARPA, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Successes, R&D - Private, Robots, Testing & Evaluation, Transformation, Trucks & Transport, University-related, USA
by Tim Oren I’ll start this with a big tip of the hat to DARPA and its director, Dr. Tony Tether, who has one of the world’s best jobs. Not only do they push the bleeding edge and come up with clever ways to engage the research community in their...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 4, 2007 | Budgets, Coastal & Littoral, General Dynamics, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Management, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
Embattled.(click to view full) “Cost Growth Puts the Brakes on the USA’s Littoral Combat Ship Program” described major program changes and accompanying issues for a ship set that was originally intended to be the numerical backbone of the USA’s...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 4, 2007 | France, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political
Le Figaro reports that following France’s latest loss of its Moroccan Rafale fighter sale to used American F-16s, Sarkozy has set up a new high-level unit consisting of the president, the prime minister, the ministers of defense, finance and foreign affairs and...