by Joe Katzman | Dec 28, 2013 | Australia & S. Pacific, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Elbit Systems, Israel, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation
BMS display(click to view full) Battle management systems are designed to cut through the “fog of war” by tracking unit location and passing data, so friendly units and command centers can keep track of what’s going on. These BMS systems-of-systems...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 26, 2013 | Avionics, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, MBDA, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Missiles - Precision Attack, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Saudi Arabia, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Thales
RSAF Tornado IDS(click to view full) In February 2010 Defense News reported that Saudi Arabia’s fleet of Tornado low-level, medium-range strike fighters would soon be receiving a pair of significant enhancements: MBDA’s stealthy Storm Shadow medium range...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 17, 2013 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, China, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Naval, India, Issues - International, Japan
Karwar, India: The Site Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee opened the first phase of India’s giant western naval base INS Kadamba in Karwar, Karnataka state, on May 31/05, saying it would protect the country’s Arabian Sea maritime routes. Kadamba has become...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Design Innovations, Launch Vehicles, Other Corporation, Pre-RFP, R&D - Contracted, RFPs, Satellites & Sensors, Sensors & Guidance, Testing & Evaluation, USA
MOIRE concept(click to view full) In physics, a moire pattern is an interference pattern created when two grids are overlaid at an angle, or when they have slightly different mesh sizes. It’s an appropriate name for DARPA’s Membrane Optic Imager Real-Time...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 6, 2013 | Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Satellites & Sensors, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* Booz & Co’s strategy + business magazine has “A Skeptic’s Guide to 3D Printing”, which applies the time-tested forecasting approach Wright developed at the Curtiss Aeroplane Company. We’re fans of Additive Manufacturing – my...
