by Fred Donovan | Oct 3, 2010 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, General Dynamics, Heavy Bombers, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Scandals & Investigations, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Signals Radio & Wireless, Small Business, Soldier's Gear, Surface Ships - Combat, Underwater Weapons, USA, Warfare - Trends
* The Jerusalem Post gets a first-ever look into Israel’s “Sky Crows” electronic warfare unit, even as the CSM reports that the sophisticated “Stuxnet” software worm may be of Israeli origin. Its target? Iran’s Bushehr nuclear...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 30, 2010 | Africa - Other, Americas - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Japan, Other Corporation, Scandals & Investigations, Simulation & Training, Transport & Utility, USA
* NSA’s Cyber Center: US Army awards $1.2 billion contract to Balfour Beatty/DPR/Big-D joint venture to build a data center at Camp Williams, Utah, reportedly for the National Security Agency. * Financial Management?: The GAO tells a Senate panel DoD’s...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 29, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Budgets, C4ISR, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Russia, USA
* Top Pentagon officials defend plans to cut $100 billion in spending before the Senate Armed Services Committee; Virginia Sen. Webb says Pentagon withheld information about closure of JFCOM. * Leaked letter reveals Defence Minister Fox’s opposition to UK...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 28, 2010 | Africa - Other, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Conferences & Events, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, General Dynamics, Guns - under 20mm direct, Industry & Trends, Issues - Environmental, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Missiles - Precision Attack, Soldier's Gear, Support Functions - Other, USA
* Storm Warning: Cyber Storm III [PDF], being held this week, tests preparedness of cybersecurity personnel in the Pentagon, other US federal and state agencies, US industry, and foreign governments. * The Supremes: US Supreme Court to hear appeal by Boeing and...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 27, 2010 | Asia - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Equipment - Land, Outer Space, Policy - Personnel, R&D - Private, Radars, Sensors - Aquatic, USA
* Major Offensive: Washington, DC-based defense firms take the offensive in the mergers and acquisitions war. * DARPA’s AVM aims to “revolutionize defense manufacturing.” [PDF] * Are Lockheed Martin’s negotiations with the United Arab Emirates...
