Latest updates: Over $100M in contracts, New ACU pattern for Afghanistan. The New ACU: Changes(click to view full) The USA's Army Combat Uniform (ACU) has undergone significant redesign over the last few years, including the recent addition of an Army Combat Shirt...
* Sweden receives Parliamentary approval for a 2010 buy of 2 next-generation Type A26 fast-attack submarines; an initial design contract was issued in February 2010. * Eye in the Sky: Israel's recently launched spy satellite Ofeq 9, the latest in a series of Ofeq...
* PricewaterhouseCoopers: Asia-Pacific aerospace and defense market is predicted to grow 70% over the next 20 years. * Corruption in Afghanistan: it isn't just a problem for the government's forces... * Frost & Sullivan: DoD is expected to offset a dip in C4ISR...
C-2A Greyhound(click to view larger) In June 2010, Michelin Aircraft Tire Corp. in Greenville, SC received a $101.1 million firm-fixed-price performance based logistics contract that supports 23 separate tire types aboard V-22 family tilt-rotors; H-60, H-46, and H-53...
* Accenture Research adds to a long list of reminders: Shortage of skilled workers could pose serious business challenge for North American aerospace and defense industry. * GALE Winds: Raytheon's BBN Technologies gets $17 million order for DARPA's GALE program, which...
MH-6J "Little Bird":Rangers lead the way!(click to view full) US Special Operations Command (US SOCOM) has been extremely busy since Sept 11/01, a situation which creates corresponding demands on their support infrastructure. SOCOM is famous for having a practical,...
Nulka launch(click to view larger) BAE recently announced that Australia's Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) had awarded a 12th successive annual contract to produce Nulka (Abor. "be quick") hovering decoy rockets for the Australian, American, and Canadian navies....
* US congressional committee to investigate scandal at Arlington National cemetery; Salon magazine has done extensive reporting on the contracting and burial allegations. * SIPRI Yearbook 2010: Spending by the world's militaries rose 5.9% to $1.53 trillion in 2009,...
Army laptop in action(click to view full) The US Army in the 21st century is an army on the computer and the network. Whether in a Kabul command post, on a Kandahar patrol, or at a Pentagon desk, the Army relies on desktop and laptop computers to stay connected and...