by Joe Katzman | Apr 14, 2005 | After-Action Reviews, Corporate Innovations, IT - General, Leadership & People, New Systems Tech, Procurement Innovations, USA
Federal Computer Weekly profiles Kevin Carroll. The Army’s top information technology official runs the Army’s Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO-EIS). This office will manage almost $36 billion in information technology...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 14, 2005 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Space, USA
Older Milstar II Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, CA has received a $41.7 million cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification to replan around some funding and technology issues for the Transformation Communications Satellite (TSAT) system, and incorporate...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 14, 2005 | Boeing, C4ISR, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Raytheon, Space, USA
The Transformation Communications Satellite (TSAT) System is intended to provide internet-like capability that extends high-bandwidth satellite capabilities to deployed troops worldwide, and deliver an order of magnitude increase in available military bandwidth....
by Joe Katzman | Apr 14, 2005 | Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), FOCUS Articles, France, Industry & Trends, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Russia, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
Britain’s new FIST(click for labeled view) The USA isn’t the only country with a Future Soldier/Land Warrior type program that aims to equip its infantry for the 21st century. “Europe’s Future Infantry” at eDefense Online looks at current...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 14, 2005 | C4ISR, Mergers & Acquisitions
Herley Industries Inc., which makes microwave technology for the defense and aerospace industries, on Wednesday has acquired Innovative Concepts Inc. for about $20 million cash. Innovative Concepts provides wireless communications technology used mostly in the defense...
