by Joe Katzman | Aug 17, 2008 | Budgets, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Think Tanks
The US Navy’s lack of a credible plan for its future naval forces has become a growing problem for the service. In Congress, the leadership of the HASC Seapower and Expeditionary Forces subcommittee has weighed in from both sides of the partisan aisle, with Navy...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 17, 2008 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Launch Facilities, Security Contractor, USA
Securiguard, Inc. of McLean, VA received a $95.4 million firm-fixed price contract to provide armed security at Cape Canaveral, the US space program’s premier launch facility. The contract covers Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, including the Kennedy Space...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 17, 2008 | Coastal & Littoral, Corporate Innovations, Domestic Security, USA
(click to view full) The August 2008 issue of the US Naval Institute’s Proceedings Magazine includes “Admiral Allen’s Blue Tsunami,” by Art Pine. The $25 billion Deepwater meta-program has undergone significant changes during Allen’s...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 17, 2008 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Guns - Naval, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted
Naval AS90(click to view full) Medium caliber naval guns confront naval planners with a divergence of opinions: mount large caliber, slower-firing 5″/127mm guns used mostly for naval fire support, or smaller caliber 100-57mm guns with far more rapid rates of...
