by Joe Katzman | Jan 18, 2006 | Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Intent
Cam Ranh Bay, 1987(click to view full) Agence France Presse reports that Vietnam will invest $500 million in a new military port in the northeastern city of Haiphong, 120 kilometers (74 miles) east of Hanoi. An official at the city’s party committee told AFP...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 17, 2006 | Budgets, Electronics - General, Forces - Space, Issues - Political, IT - Software & Integration, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Project Failures, Satellites & Sensors, USA
SBIRS-High(click to view full) The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) High satellite program aims to replace the current fleet of DSP satellites for early detection of ballistic missile launches. Lockheed Martin has delivered the sensors for the classified...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 17, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Lobbying, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Science - Basic Research, Small Business, Soldier's Gear, USA
Seeing the difference(click to view full) New firm PixelOptics of Roanoke, VA has announced that it will receive $3.5 million from the Defense Department to develop “SuperVision,” a technology that may improve the vision of US soldiers beyond 20/20 via...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 17, 2006 | Australia & S. Pacific, Electronics - General, Pre-RFP, Signals Radio & Wireless, Simulation & Training, Soldier's Gear
DID has quite a few readers in Australia’s defence department and related organizations. They’re looking for information, and DID’s readers may be able to help them out and share (cleared) knowledge with an ally – possibly helping their own...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 17, 2006 | Budgets, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Lobbying, People, Policy - Procurement, USA
DID has covered remarks from National Defense Industrial Association President Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. re: acquisition issues and procurement reform, and the need to improve defense manufacturing. Now, he discusses the current US debt and deficit, the October 2005...
