Rapid Fire 2010-03-11: C2 Capability Integration

• CSC survey: US aerospace and defense execs see growth opportunities in cybersecurity, renewable energy, and physical and information infrastructure.

• Self-organizing, supra-military networks on the battlefield: Saving British Soldier X, and an account of what it took in deployed resources.

• Chilean earthquake hits Talcahuano NB hard, reportedly totaled 2 U209 submarines in ASMAR shipyard; full shipyard recovery could take up to 5 years [video, with subtitles].

• Forecast International: Report predicts $28.4 billion will be spent on electronic warfare systems over the next 10 years.

• Taiwan defense ministry issues report that warns China has better fighter jets. Well, yes. More of them, too.

• China is also sporting digital camouflage on its uniforms, and vehicles. They’re early adopters for vehicles, but not the first.

• South Africa’s new Gripen fighters, MEKO frigates, and U209/1400 submarines: just for show?

• USAF test of X-51 hypersonic cruise missile delayed, DangerRoom reports.

• Weather pushes A400M testing to Toulouse, France, as 2nd test plane is handed over.

• DARPA is looking for industry proposals for development of non-volatile logic technologies that can be used in remote sensors, small UAVs, and high-performance computers.

• Air Force Research Lab is asking for white papers on integrating C2 capabilities across cyber, air and space domains.

CACI Helps DoD Business Transformation Agency with Oracle Implementation

CACI International received a $31 million task order to support implementation of Oracle’s E-Business Suite for the US Department of Defense Business Transformation Agency‘s Defense Agency Initiative (DAI) program.

The task order was awarded under the Defense Information System Agency’s $12.3 billion ENCORE II contract vehicle. It is also 1 of 3 DAI-related awards CACI has won with the Business Transformation Agency in the past 12 months, which total approximately $53 million.

AFRL Tasks Universal Technology for Quick Turnaround Research Support

Universal Technology Corp. in Dayton, OH received a $24.5 million contract under the short-term aerospace research and development program (STAR-DP) to provide research support to the US Air Force Research Lab’s Air Vehicles Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.

The Air Vehicles Directorate conducts research and development in the areas of aeronautical science, vehicle control technologies and structures for all atmospheric and transatmospheric vehicles.

Universal Technology Corp. will provide support in 4 technology areas: aeronautical sciences, structural sciences, control sciences and vehicle integration. Under the STAR-DP, the contractor is expected to provide short turnarounds on tasks of less than 21 calendar days.