Rapid Fire 2010-02-01: QDR 2010

Rapid Fire 2010-02-01: QDR 2010

* In the Quadrennial Defense Review 2010 the Pentagon seeks to rebalance the US military and to institutionalize DoD reforms. * President Obama FY 2011 budget contains a record $708 billion in defense spending, including a 3.4% increase in the Pentagon’s base...
Rapid Fire 2010-02-01: QDR 2010

NORAD Beefs Up Capabilities to Monitor Domestic Air Traffic

(Old) NORAD Opcenter Buried deep beneath Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has monitored the skies above North America for more than 50 years. During the height of the Cold War, NORAD was the US and Canada’s...
Rapid Fire 2010-02-01: QDR 2010

Plug and Play Satellites: Short Order Space Capability

PNP Satellite Concept(click to view full) The era of the huge military satellite programs that cost tens of billions of dollars appears to be over. At least as far as the US Congress is concerned. Last year, lawmakers shut down the $20 billion plus Transformational...
Rapid Fire 2010-02-01: QDR 2010

$13.9M to DRC for LMSS Work Supporting F-16 Program

USAF F-16s, Iraq(click to view full) Dynamics Research Corp. (DRC) in Andover, MA received a task order valued at $13.9 million under the DoD’s Logistics, Maintenance and Supply Support (LMSS) contract to support the F-16 System Program Office in the...