by Fred Donovan | Feb 7, 2010 | ABM, Alliances, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, DARPA, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, France, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Mines & Countermine-IED, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Pre-RFP, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA
* NATO Ministerial: Gates pledges greater sharing of classified technology with allies; NATO chief calls for more resources to train Afghan army and police, while France agrees to send 80 more trainers. * European defense ministers call for speedy conclusion to talks...
by Fred Donovan | Feb 7, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, General Dynamics, Logistics, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Styker APC inMosul traffic jam(click to view full) GM General Dynamics Land Systems Defense Group LLC Joint Venture in Sterling Heights, MI received a $253.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for follow-on contractor logistics support for Stryker family of vehicles...
by Fred Donovan | Feb 4, 2010 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, DARPA, Electronics - General, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, T&C - IBM, USA
* US QDR 2010 (Quadrennial Defense Review) in bullet points. Plus, some questions to think about. And what about small business and innovation? * US Army to spend $7 billion to develop replacement for cancelled FCS manned ground vehicles. * Portuguese Institute of...
by Fred Donovan | Feb 4, 2010 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, T&C - IBM, USA
Cloud Computing Diagram(click to view full) The commercial IT sector has been using “cloud computing” for a number of years. Cloud computing is a term that describes how large scale computer infrastructure can tap the power of the Internet to perform...
by Fred Donovan | Feb 4, 2010 | Alliances, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Equipment - Other, Fighters & Attack, Germany, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Radars, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, Transport & Utility
German Tornado Simulator(click to view full) Because of flying zone restrictions in densely populated Germany, the German military trains many of its pilots in other countries, such as at the Canadian Forces Air Command base at Goose Bay and the USAF Holloman Air...
