by Joe Katzman | Feb 14, 2011 | Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Successes, R&D - Contracted, Sensors & Guidance, USA
Boomerang System(click for cutaway) 300 “Boomerang III perimeter systems.” (Feb 14/11) Sniper attacks are an ongoing problem/ opportunity in any urban conflict, which is tailor made for the practice. The bad news is that most future conflicts and even...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 9, 2011 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
Outta here.(click to view full) $12.8M for more Improved VEE windshields. (Feb 9/11) Up-armored Hummers are still the most common vehicles in front-line service with American forces. To date, however, soldiers have reported problems getting doors open or getting out...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 8, 2011 | Events, Iraq, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Rockets, Rumours, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, Trucks & Transport
(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 8, 2011 | Boeing, Canada, Contracts - Intent, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, USA
Latest updates: Unit standup; CH-47D lost; Canada to sell its Chinooks again? Afghanistan drop-off(click to view full) In December 2005, “Canada Purchases $200M in Equipment for Operation ARCHER in Afghanistan” noted 2 things: the wide variety of emergency...
