by Fred Donovan | Mar 28, 2010 | ABM, Alliances, Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Europe - Other, Forces - Land, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Honeywell, Issues - International, IT - General, Middle East - Other, Nuclear Weapons, Oceans - International, Policy - Doctrine, Russia, T&C - SAIC, USA
* NATO chief urges missile defense system against rogue states, calls on Russia to join. Reuters | Bloomberg | Haaretz * UK MoD gives go ahead for full production of the 5th Astute Class nuclear-powered fast attack submarines, early material & equipment buys for...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 28, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Chemical Weapons, Chemicals & HAZMAT, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
Chemical weapons disposal(click to view full) EG&G Defense Materials, a division of URS Corp., in Tooele, UT received a $181.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Phase 2 chemical agent munitions disposal system (CAMDS) closure as well as CAMDS &...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 25, 2010 | ABM, ATK, Bases & Infrastructure, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Environmental, General Dynamics, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, IT - General, Launch Vehicles, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Outer Space, Partnerships & Consortia, Raytheon, Simulation & Training, USA
* The Apple of the Army’s eye: Service looks at i-prefixed devices for military application. Army release | Mac Observer | Ubergizmo | Ars Technica | Touch Reviews. * MQ-9 UAV to patrol Texas borders. Meanwhile, US Army AMCOM delays and slow US equipment...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 25, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Outer Space, Satellites & Sensors, Small Business, USA
The JMAPS bus will be designed, built, and tested by AeroAstro, and will use the spacecraft conceptual design that was developed during Phase II of a small business innovative research (SBIR) effort. This contract contains an option which, if exercised, would bring...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 24, 2010 | Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Missiles - Ballistic, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Policy - Procurement, Radars, Scandals & Investigations, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, UAVs, USA
* Water desalination on a chip could be a game-changer for post-disaster scenarios, expeditionary militaries. * Britain consolidating work of 6 government departments, 2 research councils, a technology committee and the Met Office into one new UK Space Agency. * US...
