by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, IT - Software & Integration, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Materials Innovations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Anti-Armor, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Robots, Science - Basic Research, Sensors & Guidance, Small Business, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Combat, T&C - RAND Corp., Textron, UAVs, University-related, USA
* RAND Corp. adds to lessons learned from the 2006 war in Lebanon: “Military Capabilities for Hybrid War; Insights from the Israel Defense Forces in Lebanon and Gaza” [PDF] * Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry may have found a way to improve the...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Field Innovations, Other Corporation, USA, Warfare - Trends
Hesco, explained(click to view full) It’s a surprisingly simple concept. Why ship walls, concrete, or even concrete barriers, when you can ship collapsible forms that can quickly be filled with sand or dirt by any untrained person? Why use sandbags with their...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2010 | After-Action Reviews, Asia - Central, Issues - Political, Mergers & Acquisitions, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Rumours, Scandals & Investigations, Security Contractor, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management, LP has reached a $1.5 billion deal to buy the support and security contractor DynCorp International, including the assumption of debt. The purchase price would be $17.55 per share – a 49% premium to the April...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 13, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, Logistics, Small Business, USA
Refinery Associates of Texas, a small business qualifier in New Braunfels, TX, received a maximum $253.8 million fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for naval distillate fuel. The fuel normally used in naval diesel engines is naval distillate fuel...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 13, 2010 | Chemicals & HAZMAT, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, T&C - SAIC, USA
The Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD awarded 2 performance-based, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, multiple-award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts worth up to $87.6 million to provide engineering and...
