by Joe Katzman | Jan 10, 2012 | Asia - Other, Boeing, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, IAI, Logistics, Medical, Other Corporation, People, Soldier's Gear, Tanks & Mechanized, Think Tanks, Transport & Utility, USA
* The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) think tank published a report [PDF] on the South China Sea, a potential hot zone because of its sea lanes and China’s increasingly assertive territorial claims driven by natural resources such as deepwater oil and...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 8, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, T&C - IBM, USA
In January 2012, US Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO-EIS) issued 9 firm-fixed-price contracts, worth up to $249.8 million total over 5 years, for Enterprise Cloud Computing services. Cloud computing is a about providing computing...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 8, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Medical, Other Corporation, Small Business, Spotlight articles, USA
Surgery, USNS Mercy(click to view full) Medical supplies are a requirement for any military, and are used by many other government agencies as well. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (now Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support) in Philadelphia, PA manages a...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 4, 2012 | Chemicals & HAZMAT, Design Innovations, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, USA, WMD Defenses
M50 mask training(click to view full) In December 2011, Avon Protection Systems, Inc. in Cadillac, MI won a 5-year, $176.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to make M61 filter canisters for the new M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask. Work will be performed in...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 4, 2012 | Americas - Other, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Brazilian M113:from BAE(click to view full) In the early 1970s, the Brazilian Army acquired a number of tracked M113 armored personnel carriers from the US Army, to serve alongside their locally-built EE-11 Urrutu 6×6 wheeled APCs. The mix is a smart one; wheeled...
