by Fred Donovan | Apr 22, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Field Innovations, Intelligence & PsyOps, Mines & Countermine-IED, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, Support Functions - Other, Trucks & Transport
Backscatter Truck Scan(click to view full) The US Marine Corps has been using them in Afghanistan for years. And now the US Army wants to get its hands on some. Some what? You may ask. Why backscatter van (BV) military trailers, of course. BV military trailers use...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 21, 2010 | ABM, Ammunition, Asia - Central, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Environmental, Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, General Dynamics, Guns - 60+ mm direct, Issues - International, Lockheed Martin, Materials Innovations, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Ballistic, Official Reports, Policy - Doctrine, Raytheon, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* US Military Human Terrain System report flashes warning signs re: Kandahar region offensives. * Set of reports raise the issue of combined-arms skills deteriorating due to constant counterinsurgency focus. How should the US military train for hybrid war? * Boeing...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 21, 2010 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Northrop-Grumman, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
FBCB2 in Stryker(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. in Carson, CA received an $18.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for Type 1 encryption provided by the programmable inline encryption device. The contract has a period of performance of 5 years and a...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 21, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Special Ops, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, USA
That’s how they used to do it(click to view full) When we think of US Navy SEALs, we often picture special ops forces jumping off amphibious assault boats or emerging from the water under cover of darkness, guns ready, eyes focused. We don’t necessarily...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 21, 2010 | Alliances, Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Events, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, RAFAEL, Training & Exercises, USA
* US Secretary of Defense Gates speaks to the US Naval Academy about vision, integrity, and career. * Pentagon funds “tactical assistance” for Yemeni special forces brigade to target Al Qaeda. * Iran: Enemy aircraft keep out, or we’ll fire our S-300,...
