by Fred Donovan | Dec 13, 2009 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, USA
Tanks for the Workout(click to view full) The US Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Command purchased 3,205 TRX Suspension Trainer kits from Fitness Anywhere in San Francisco, CA to help deployed troops keep fit in any combat environment. Developed...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 13, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, R&D - Contracted, University-related, USA
Fill ‘Er Up(click to view full) University of Dayton Research Institute in Dayton, OH received a $49.5 million contract to conduct jet fuel research under the Fuels and Combustion Technologies for Aerospace Propulsion program. The institute will investigate and...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 10, 2009 | After-Action Reviews, Asia - Central, BAE, Chemicals & HAZMAT, Delivery & Task Orders, Explosives, Intelligence & PsyOps, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other
IEDs: The Aftermath(click to view full) Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems in Ellicott City, MD won a $318 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity time-and-material task order to provide operational support services for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 10, 2009 | Budgets, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Think Tanks, USA
F-35 in the spotlight(click to view full) The $300 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program could well become the largest single weapon program in modern history. With the next Quadrennial Defense Review on the way, however, tensions are rising for the program amidst...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 10, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, USA
Alexander the Great(click to view full) Since the days of Alexander the Great, supplying troops deployed far from home has been a concern of militaries. At the height of his empire, Alexander’s legions extended from Greece to the Indian subcontinent. Keeping his...