by Joe Katzman | Mar 14, 2006 | C4ISR, Electronics - General, Industry & Trends, USA, Warfare - Trends
Charles Clark of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has an interesting article in EDN Magazine called “Parts Are Parts,” discussing the trend toward Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) electronics for military systems, and some of the additional work and...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 14, 2006 | C4ISR, India, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless
India Defence reports that India’s President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam recently dedicated the Army Wide Area Network (AWAN), which has been designed to connect all Army formations, units, training establishments and logistic installations in the country. Kalam...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 14, 2006 | Budgets, China, Issues - International
Red flag to abull defense market Last year at about this time, DID noted the Chinese military budget’s double-digit growth. UPI Editor Martin Walker discusses the official Chinese military budget, and where it fits with recent events and defense budget plans in...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 14, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, USA
Davis Constructors & Engineers Inc. in Anchorage, AK received a $43 million firm-fixed-price contract for construction of replacement family housing at Fort Richardson, Alaska. Work is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2008. There were 22 bids solicited on...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 13, 2006 | Industry & Trends, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized
Chinese Type 96(click to view full) In its annual analysis “The World Market for Tanks,” the Forecast International Weapons Group projects that the international market will produce nearly 7,800 main battle tanks, worth in excess of $31.6 billion, through...
