by Joe Katzman | Nov 30, 2012 | BAE, Boeing, Delivery & Task Orders, Forces - Special Ops, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Rumours, Spotlight articles, Support & Maintenance, Trucks & Transport, USA
RG-33 variant(click to view full) The USA’s Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) program has been a long road for BAE Systems. In the wake of the US Army’s belated realization that mine protection was critical for vehicles in theater, BAE’s...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 30, 2012 | Boeing, India, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, RAFAEL, Raytheon, UAVs, USA
Desk Iron Dome. Make it happen.Ash is going to be SO jealous! If you throw pens at Leon Panetta’s desk, the small Iron Dome replica he received as a gift from Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak won’t shoot to intercept. Panetta hid his disappointment...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 29, 2012 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Other, Think Tanks, United Technologies, USA
* Sikorsky remains upbeat on the chances that the Pentagon will fund Combat Rescue Helicopters as well as a “Future Vertical Lift” combat helo program. US Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall told investors gathered at a Credit Suisse event that he would...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 28, 2012 | Alliances, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Interoperability, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Raytheon, Saudi Arabia, USA
Saudi Arabia(click to view full) In late November 2012, Raytheon announced a $600+ million contract to deliver a national-level Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) system to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Raytheon Network Centric Systems...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 28, 2012 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Japan, Robots, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Think Tanks, Transport & Utility, USA
* The US Department of Defense released directive 3000.09 [PDF] stating that autonomous weapon systems are to be designed in a way that ensures humans call the shots: “Semi-autonomous weapon systems that are onboard or integrated with unmanned platforms must be...
