by Joe Katzman | Dec 2, 2007 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, USA
Katrina 2005(click to view full) W. G. Yates and Sons Construction Co. in Oxford, MS received a $73.8 million firm-fixed price contract for the design and reconstruction of 9 projects at Keesler Air Force Base including a training aids facility, postal center, fire...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 2, 2007 | C4ISR, Events, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Legal, Policy - Personnel, USA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces recently ruled that a service member who received notice that she was required to undergo a random urinalysis test, and who e-mailed several other people to discuss her strategies for beating the tests to avoid discovery...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 29, 2007 | Field Innovations, Industry & Trends, Intelligence & PsyOps, IT - Software & Integration, Middle East - Other, Transformation, USA, Warfare - Lessons
The Capt. & The Sheikh(click to view full) Defense Industry Daily’s mandate is clear, and summed up well in our motto “daily news for defense procurement managers and contractors.” In most cases, our coverage limits itself to the events and...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 28, 2007 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Events, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Spotlight articles, Transformation, USA, UUVs & USVs
Loading the UUV(click to view full) Unmanned Underwater Vehicles are becoming increasingly popular for a number of roles, including mine detection, advance scouting roles against enemy vessels, and basic hydrographic work. With nuclear submarines costing $2 billion...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 28, 2007 | Asia - Central, Europe - Other, Field Reports, Other Corporation, Rumours
ISAF Mungo(click to view full) KMW’s Mungo truck is designed as a heavier vehicle than the Mercedes Wolf, which can accept heavier armor while remaining transportable in CH-53G Sea Stallion and CH-47 Chinook helicopters, as well as larger platforms like C-160...
