Rapid Fire 2010-06-22: Aerospace to Face Skill Shortage?

by Fred Donovan | Jun 21, 2010 | Americas - Other, C4ISR, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, Industry & Trends, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Missiles - Surface-Air, Raytheon, Simulation & Training, Small Business, Specialty Aircraft, T&C - CSC, Tanks & Mechanized, UAVs, USA

* Accenture Research adds to a long list of reminders: Shortage of skilled workers could pose serious business challenge for North American aerospace and defense industry. * GALE Winds: Raytheon’s BBN Technologies gets $17 million order for DARPA’s GALE...

Lockheed to Replace L-3 on $5B SOCOM Support Contract

by Joe Katzman | Jun 21, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Forces - Special Ops, Helicopters & Rotary, L3 Communications, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA

MH-6J “Little Bird”:Rangers lead the way!(click to view full) US Special Operations Command (US SOCOM) has been extremely busy since Sept 11/01, a situation which creates corresponding demands on their support infrastructure. SOCOM is famous for having a...

Australia’s Nulka Missile Decoys Get “Option 20” Order

by Joe Katzman | Jun 21, 2010 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, ECM, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Naval, USA

Nulka launch(click to view larger) BAE recently announced that Australia’s Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) had awarded a 12th successive annual contract to produce Nulka (Abor. “be quick”) hovering decoy rockets for the Australian, American, and...

Rapid Fire: 2010-06-21

by Fred Donovan | Jun 21, 2010 | Ammunition, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Electronics - General, India, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Ballistic, Northrop-Grumman, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Scandals & Investigations, Science - Basic Research, Transport & Utility, University-related, USA

* US congressional committee to investigate scandal at Arlington National cemetery; Salon magazine has done extensive reporting on the contracting and burial allegations. * SIPRI Yearbook 2010: Spending by the world’s militaries rose 5.9% to $1.53 trillion in...

US Army’s Consolidated Buy for Computer Hardware

by Fred Donovan | Jun 21, 2010 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Small Business, Spotlight articles, T&C - IBM, USA

Army laptop in action(click to view full) The US Army in the 21st century is an army on the computer and the network. Whether in a Kabul command post, on a Kandahar patrol, or at a Pentagon desk, the Army relies on desktop and laptop computers to stay connected and...