by Joe Katzman | Oct 16, 2006 | Field Reports, General Dynamics, Leadership & People, Middle East - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, USA, Warfare - Lessons
M1126 ICV & Squad, Iraq(click to view full) The M1126 Stryker armored personnel carrier’s performance in Iraq came as a surprise to a number of individuals – including their commanders in some instances. What follows is a transcript from the US...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 13, 2006 | Budgets
With maintenance costs becoming more visible due to fleet age and extra wear as the result of the ongoing war, US land forces are facing a large maintenance overhang – and wondering where to find the budget for it, given existing programs and other needs...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 13, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Conferences & Events, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Official Reports, Policy - Personnel, Transformation
The EU’s European Defence Agency recently released a “Long-Term Vision report” intended to serve as a compass for defence planners over the next twenty years. The report was the product of 11 months of study involving officials and experts from...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 13, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Intelligence & PsyOps, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, USA
McDonald Bradley, Inc. has been awarded a $2.8 million prime contract from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for the DoD Intelligence Information Systems (DoDIIS) Content Management Data Layer project. McDonald Bradley will deliver a design for a physical data...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 13, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, General Dynamics, Support & Maintenance, USA
Basic Nuclear Propulsion(click to expand) General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. in Groton, CT received an $18.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, level of effort contract for reactor plant planning yard services for nuclear-powered submarines and support yard services for...
