by Joe Katzman | May 2, 2007 | Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Public Partnering, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat
ANZAC: F77, FFH-154, F111(click to view full) The Australian government announced that May 1, 2007 marked the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) marks a new phase of their long term, strategic relationship with Tenix Defence and Saab Systems to support the ANZAC...
by Joe Katzman | May 2, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Air, R&D - Contracted, Science - Basic Research, University-related, USA
The Department of Defense Multi-disciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) is a multi-agency Department of Defense program that supports research teams whose efforts intersect more than one traditional science and engineering disciplines. They’re...
by Joe Katzman | May 1, 2007 | Britain/U.K., European Union (EU), Pre-RFP, Trucks & Transport
Britain’s ‘Mastiff PPV'(click to view full) April 25/07: According to the European Defence Agency, Britain’s “Specialist and Utility Vehicles (SUV)” Integrated Project Team is seeking tenders for about 180 “Medium Protected Patrol...
by Joe Katzman | May 1, 2007 | Asia - Central, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, Sensors & Guidance, USA
Sniper XR on F-16(click to view full) Despite the deteriorating security situation in Pakistan, which include an active insurgency, large stretches of the country under de facto al Qaeda rule, visible weakness on the part of Pakistan’s leadership within...
by Joe Katzman | May 1, 2007 | Britain/U.K., Eng. Control Systems, Engines - Aircraft, Equipment - Other, GE, Industry & Trends, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, USA
Under Jack Welch, General Electric Company became famous for its determination to be #1 or #2 in a field, or get out and focus on areas where it could achieve a commanding position. That aim still drives GE, which is why it’s worth paying attention to GE’s...