by Joe Katzman | Jun 1, 2005 | After-Action Reviews, Field Innovations, Field Reports, Forces - Marines, IT - Software & Integration, Medical, New Systems Tech, Security & Secrecy, Simulation & Training, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Recording knowledge learned through battle-tested situations is more important than ever. To improve Marines combat effectiveness the Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned (MCCLL) has created an online Lessons Management System to ensure this information will be...
by Joe Katzman | May 31, 2005 | Events, Industry & Trends, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, New Systems Tech, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Project Methodologies, Project Successes, Public Partnering, USA
New Data Matrix UID In order to support recent U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) policies “for the Unique Identification (UID) of Tangible Items” The Uniform Code Council, Inc. announced today that it has published the Guidelines for Application of EAN.UCC...
by Joe Katzman | May 31, 2005 | China, Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Israel, Issues - International, Other Corporation, Think Tanks, UAVs, USA
IAI Harpy UAV(click to view full) DID had covered the issue of Israel’s Harpy anti-radar UAV sale to China before, noting that it had stalled cooperation on the American F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program but that negotiations were ongoing. That situation now...
by Joe Katzman | May 31, 2005 | Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, France, Industry & Trends, MBDA, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnerships & Consortia, Thales
To note that cross-ownership within Europe’s defense sector gives its ownership structures a Byzantine level of complexity is to utter a truism rather than a criticism. This NDIA diagram from Boeing, updated on Feb. 3, 2003, may help untangle the web...
by Joe Katzman | May 31, 2005 | BAE, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Guns - Naval, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Policy - Doctrine, Shells & Mortar Rounds, Testing & Evaluation, University-related, USA
AGS fires LRLAP(click to view full) BAE acquisition United Defense LP’s Armament Systems Division in Minneapolis, MN received a not to exceed ceiling $376 million cost-plus-award-fee contract for continuation of design, development and test of the 155mm Advanced...
