by Joe Katzman | Jan 28, 2009 | C4ISR, Guest Articles, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Legal, Policy - Doctrine, Projections & Assessments, Robots, UAVs, USA, UUVs & USVs, Warfare - Trends
(click to buy) by P.W. Singer, The Brookings Institution Something big is going on in the history of war, and maybe even humanity itself. The US military went into Iraq with just a handful of drones in the air and zero unmanned systems on the ground, none of them...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 28, 2009 | Africa - Other, China, Industry & Trends, Polar Regions, Policy - Procurement, Russia, USA
On the list again(click to view full) Naval Open Source Intelligence is a good set of quick links to international navy-related stories in the news. Each year, they also add a summary of their take on the most significant trends and items to their “Naval Year in...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 27, 2009 | Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Legal, Lobbying, USA
Armed Forces Journal’s January 2009 issue has an article entitled “Good business is good policy.” It looks at the US Navy’s growing focus on maritime partnerships, and notes that: “In terms of volume, more than 90 percent of international...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 27, 2009 | Budgets, Europe - Other, Events, Force Structure, Issues - Political
Strv 122: darkest before…?(click to view full) In May 2006, “2007 Budget Proposal Cuts Swedish Gripen Force, Looks to Buy Strategic Lift” covered the budget issues facing Sweden’s armed forces, which had to deal with budget cuts, even as...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 26, 2009 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Robots, Simulation & Training, UAVs, USA, UUVs & USVs
(click to view full) What happens when advances in modern electronics mean that sensors like imaging-class radars, advanced day/night cameras, and even more exotic items like hyperspectral sensors, laser radars, etc. are no longer very expensive items that are mounted...
