by Fred Donovan | Jun 14, 2011 | BAE, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Projections & Assessments, Spotlight articles, T&C - SAIC, USA
24th Air Force(click to view full) As the US defense budget is seeing targeted cuts, one area that seems to be getting more money is cybersecurity. The US military has announced plans to spend billions on technology to secure its networks. In response to this shift in...
by Fred Donovan | Jun 9, 2011 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, France, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Satellites & Sensors, Thales, USA
Iridium constellation(click to view full) Most of us remember Iridium as the Motorola-backed, multi-billion dollar commercial satellite phone flop. The expensive, bulky phones, the $2 per minute airtime charge, and the inability to use the phone inside buildings...
by Fred Donovan | Jun 6, 2011 | Asia - Central, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Middle East - Other, Other Equipment - Land, Tanks & Mechanized, Trucks & Transport, USA
MCTAGS on Various Vehicles(click to view larger) US Marines deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan face numerous hazards in close-combat urban environments. Certainly, small arms fire and fragments from IED explosions are high on the list. To lessen those risks, the USMC...
by Fred Donovan | May 26, 2011 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Israel, Issues - International, Japan, Legal, Official Reports, Russia, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, UAVs, USA
* Cartwright’s rumored x-out for the pending Pentagon Chief of Staff slot is likely to have wide implications for future Pentagon buys. Even as it raises questions about the nature and origins of the whisper campaign that covertly works to do him in. *...
by Fred Donovan | May 25, 2011 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, Elbit Systems, Fighters & Attack, Guns - Personal Weapons, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Laser & EM Weapons, Launch Vehicles, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Projections & Assessments, Raytheon, Satellites & Sensors, Soldier's Gear, UAVs, USA, UUVs & USVs
* As operations over Libya drain European stockpiles of smart bombs, Defense Update’s “The High Cost of Precision Attack” looks at progress, pricing, and options. * The world military helicopter market reached $12.6 billion in 2010, and demand is...
