by Joe Katzman | Jan 18, 2006 | BAE, Contracts - Intent, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Procurement Innovations, Rolls Royce, Support & Maintenance
GR7 Harrier II(click to view full) DID has covered the performance of Britain’s Harrier IIs before, and also Britain’s procurement trend toward “Future Contracting for Availability,” i.e. all-encompassing, performance-based lifecycle...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 18, 2006 | Electronics - General, Expeditionary Warfare, Field Innovations, Logistics Innovations, Project Successes, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
USS Kearsarge & LCACs(click to view full) One of the quiet factors driving maintenance costs in modern militaries is electronics; not just the cost of procuring them, but the cost of ‘repairing’ them. As these components have become more complex,...
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...
