by Fred Donovan | Nov 8, 2011 | Americas - Other, China, Contracts - Awards, DARPA, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Spotlight articles
Latest updates: DARPA’s programs. Taking on the Cyber Enemy(click to view full) In response to the growing threats to US military and civilian networks, the Pentagon has unveiling its first formal cyber strategy. This follows a series of events over the last few...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2011 | Americas - Other, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., China, Electronics - General, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, L3 Communications, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Transport & Utility, USA
The steady rise in the number and variety of electronic systems in military equipment has spawned 2 trends. One has been reduced readiness, as multiplying points of failure consistently push readiness rates down and maintenance costs up, for each successive generation...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2011 | Airbus, Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Helicopters & Rotary, New Systems Tech, Pre-RFP, Spotlight articles, United Technologies
Mi-26 recovers MH-47EChinook, Afghanistan(click to view full) As the 2007 Paris Air Show drew to a close, France and Germany confirmed the rumors and signed a joint declaration of intent to set up a heavy-lift helicopter program. The French DGA procurement...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2011 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Issues - Political, Legal, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Combat, Think Tanks, USA
* We wish there were more elected officials like Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC-3], who has spent 10 years trying to clear the names of 2 pilots involved in a fatal MV-22 Osprey crash. Why didn’t H.Res. 698 (111th) get out of committee? * RAND Corporation analyzed the...
