by Joe Katzman | Apr 19, 2006 | Asstd. Support Equipment, Design Innovations, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, New Systems Tech, Power Projection, R&D - Contracted, Training & Exercises, Transport & Utility, USA
MTVR from C-130(click to view full) Defense Tech notes a recent R&D project from Oak Ridge National Laboratory that’s finally moving to the field. It seems minor, but could have big implications: “The latest Weigh-in-Motion scale is meant to improve...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 19, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Other Corporation, USA
MK 44 on Czech Pandur II(click to enlarge) DID has covered the Czech Republic’s $1 billion wheeled APC competition since its inception, including the formal award of the contract for 196-232 vehicles to GD Steyr’s Pandur II. Shortly thereafter, DID covered...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 19, 2006 | Clothing, Contracts - Awards, Small Business, USA, WMD Defenses
TAP Coveralls Small business qualifier Harris Manufacturing Co., Inc. in Trenton, NJ received a maximum $7.3 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/quantity type contract for waterproof bags and clothing for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The firm as...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 18, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Projections & Assessments, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Think Tanks, USA
SSN Astute Class concept(click to view full) In Testimony presented before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Seapower on April 6, 2006, John F. Schank of the RAND Corporation noted some work they had done with Britain’s Ministry of Defence...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 18, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Environmental, Medical, Other Corporation, Public Partnering, Support & Maintenance, USA
Brooks City-Base(click to view full) According to its Statement of Commander’s Intent, the 311th Human Systems Wing is to be “the birthplace, home, and future of aerospace medicine.” It sits within the Brooks City-Base Project, an innovative joint...
