by Joe Katzman | Mar 3, 2005 | Land Equipment, Logistics, R&D - Contracted, Top Stories, USA
Micro-distillerThe U.S. Army uses an estimated 20M gallons of water per year for field sanitation. In an effort to cut down on logistics stress and cost, the Greywater Remediation and Recycling project was started two years ago with the aim of reducing potable water...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, European Union (EU), Project Methodologies, Satellites & Sensors, Space, Top Stories
The European body tasked with selecting a consortium to run the Galileo satellite navigation project announced March 1 that it was unable to select a winning bidder to build its EUR 3.2B ($4.2B) Galileo satellite navigation system. It asked the Eurely and iNavSat...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Budgets, Events, Intelligence & PsyOps, New Systems Tech, Top Stories, UAVs, USA
MQ-1 Predator UAVThe MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) received its certification of Initial Operating Capability on March 1. The declaration indicates the Predator has completed its testing and achieved predetermined capability and supportability...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Land Equipment, R&D - Contracted, Tanks & Mechanized, Top Stories, USA
Matrix makes thisa smart weaponThe Army Stryker Brigade now fighting in Iraq will be first in line to receive a new radio-frequency kit that allows soldiers to detonate mines from several kilometers away. The technology, called “Matrix,” was developed by...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Budgets, Lobbying, Logistics, Top Stories, USA
Spurred on by the threat of base closings in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has hired the lobbying firm of Clark & Weinstock to help forestall cuts to the 62 military installations in his state. Other states and communities have taken even more proactive...
