by Joe Katzman | Jan 7, 2009 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Field Innovations, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Security & Secrecy, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, T&C - Booz Allen, T&C - CSC, T&C - EDS, T&C - SAIC, USA, Warfare - Trends
(click to view full) Biometrics is a key weapon of war these days, in addition to its uses as a defensive system. That’s the new reality described in “Biometrics Shifting from Defensive to Offensive Uses in Iraq” with help from firms like SAIC....
by Joe Katzman | Jan 7, 2009 | Corporate Innovations, DID site, Fuel & Power, Lockheed Martin, Logistics Innovations, Raytheon, USA
Environmental Leader magazine has a pair of stories covering achievements in the defense sector: Lockheed Martin received several awards in 2008 for its progress towards the aggressive 25% reduction goals for carbon, waste, and water use it had set in 2007. The firm...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 7, 2009 | Canada, Europe - Other, RFPs, Rockets, Tanks & Mechanized, Trucks & Transport, Warfare - Lessons
M270 MLRS, firing(click to view full) Canada’s military has decided that it needs longer-range artillery to support its front-line troops, and they think they’ve found it. The tracked M270 MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) was originally developed as an...