by Joe Katzman | Jul 28, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Forces - Special Ops, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Small Business, USA
This can bethe easy part…(click to view full) Deployments aren’t easy for active personnel. They can be even harder on families, and the impacts don’t end when the deployment does. In recent years, the US military has recognized the effect family...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 26, 2011 | ATK, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Design Innovations, ECM, Finmeccanica, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Aircraft, R&D - Contracted, USA
AH-1Z: Hellfire test(click to view full) The US military has been conducting a pair of competitions for defensive warning systems to equip its helicopters and transports. The Army’s CIRCM remains a hot competition as of July 2011, but the US Navy and Marines...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 26, 2011 | Asia - Central, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
M1152A1B2(click to view full) Afghan forces have been ordering HMMWV vehicles from the US government, in order to equip their growing forces. That in itself is no revelation. Even before the 2010 order, the ANA already used up-armored Humvees. It’s the scale of...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 20, 2011 | Alliances, Contracts - Awards, IAI, Issues - Political, L3 Communications, Legal, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation
Canada’s $3 billion frigate modernization program, which specifically aimed to exclude American technologies from key areas, was just one example of a growing problem for American defense firms. Major players in the defense industry have been pushing for years...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 18, 2011 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Other Corporation, Satellites & Sensors
USNS Bridge & USS Nimitz(click to view full) Far out at sea, no-one can hear your cell phone. That’s why ships of all kinds need satellite communications, in order to stay in touch beyond their immediate task group. The USA’s Military Sealift Command...
