Rapid Fire 2010-02-05: QRD 2010

Rapid Fire 2010-02-05: QRD 2010

* US QDR 2010 (Quadrennial Defense Review) in bullet points. Plus, some questions to think about. And what about small business and innovation? * US Army to spend $7 billion to develop replacement for cancelled FCS manned ground vehicles. * Portuguese Institute of...
Rapid Fire 2010-02-05: QRD 2010

USAF Taps IBM for Cutting Edge Computing Technology

Cloud Computing Diagram(click to view full) The commercial IT sector has been using “cloud computing” for a number of years. Cloud computing is a term that describes how large scale computer infrastructure can tap the power of the Internet to perform...
Rapid Fire 2010-02-05: QRD 2010

To Cope with Flying Restrictions, German Pilots Turn to Simulators

German Tornado Simulator(click to view full) Because of flying zone restrictions in densely populated Germany, the German military trains many of its pilots in other countries, such as at the Canadian Forces Air Command base at Goose Bay and the USAF Holloman Air...