by Fred Donovan | Aug 24, 2010 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Coastal & Littoral, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Explosives, Force Structure, General Dynamics, Industry & Trends, IT - General, Medical, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, R&D - Private, Robots, Support Functions - Other, UAVs, USA
* Innovation Slump: Aerospace and defense industry innovation is down, as the number of reported patents dropped to 179 last year from 478 the year prior, according to a Hitachi Consulting survey. * Budget Blitzkrieg: Former German military officials blast the German...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 23, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Food-related, India, Industry & Trends, IT - General, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Simulation & Training, Training & Exercises, UAVs, USA
* Virtual Success: The military simulation and virtual training market reached $8.4 billion in 2009; the market is expected to grow, particularly in the Middle East, China and India through 2020, according to CompaniesandMarkets.com. * That’s so Tubular: The...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 22, 2010 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Intelligence & PsyOps, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Medical, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Personnel, Satellites & Sensors, Security & Secrecy, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* US DoD report on Fort Hood shootings [PDF] recommends “scientific” behavioral screening for violence, standardized religious accommodation processes, improved commander guidelines and training, better commander access to personal health records and...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 19, 2010 | Alliances, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, MPs & Justice, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* CRS (Congressional Research Service) analyst Ronald O’Rourke, who has often been right about shipbuilding programs when the US Navy was wrong, releases his August 2010 report on Navy shipbuilding plans [PDF]. * Meanwhile, Maritime Professional delivers an...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 18, 2010 | ABM, Air Reconnaissance, Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Engines - Aircraft, Helicopters & Rotary, Honeywell, Issues - International, IT - General, Legal, Policy - Procurement, Think Tanks, Training & Exercises, USA
* US Missile Defense Agency is reportedly eying potential competitive bids worth as much as $37 billion over the next 5 years, as it moves away from sole-source contracts. The GMD system is an early harbinger. * Brookings think tank staffer P.W. Singer discusses the...
