by Joe Katzman | Sep 14, 2014 | BAE, Consulting Firms, Contracts - Awards, Intelligence & PsyOps, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, USA
Army Intelligence and Security Command at Fort Belvoir, VA issues up to $7.2 billion worth of indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contracts for global intelligence support services. Each contractor will compete for task orders, and receive a minimum guarantee of...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 10, 2014 | Airbus, Britain/U.K., Budgets, C4ISR, China, European Union (EU), Events, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, GPS Infrastructure, Industry & Trends, Interoperability, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Project Failures, Projections & Assessments, R&D - Contracted, Satellites & Sensors, Thales, USA
Galileo concept(click to view full) The USA’s Global Positioning System service remains free, but the European Union is spending billions to create an alternative under their own control. In addition to civilian GPS (the Open Service), services to be offered...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2014 | Budgets, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Tanks & Mechanized
PT-91 Twadry(click to view full) Guest article by Dominik Kimla, Ph.D. The 22nd International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO 2014) was a good opportunity to take a closer look at the ambitious technical modernization program of the Polish Armed Forces. Poland is...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2014 | Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Indonesia, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Support Functions - Other, USA
TNI-AU F-16A(click to view full) Indonesia’s purchases of Russian SU-27SK and SU-30MKK Flanker-family fighters in 2003 and 2007 got a lot of attention. Now, the country is augmenting those high-end fighters with more advanced models of an older aircraft within...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 8, 2014 | Airbus, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Finmeccanica, Issues - Political, Legal, Policy - Procurement, Pre-RFP, Rumours, Transport & Utility, United Technologies, USA
DHC-4’s final approach(click to view full) Australia’s 2009 defense white paper made a wide range of commitments, one of which involved replacing the outstanding service provided by Australia’s gull-winged DHC-4 Caribou short takeoff light tactical...
