by Joe Katzman | May 12, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Special Ops, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, USA
Nightforce scope(click to view full) Nightforce, Inc. in Orofino, Idaho, was awarded a $25.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for its family of dayscopes, with accompanying service for spares, repairs and upgrades. These scope sights will be used by special forces...
by Fred Donovan | May 11, 2010 | Airbus, Asia - Other, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Equipment - Other, Fighters & Attack, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Leadership & People, Other Corporation, People, Specialty Aircraft, T&C - SAIC, USA
* Australia delivers its 2010-2011 budget, including the defence budget; more to come. * Aviation Week suspends aviation expert and F-35 critic Bill Sweetman from covering the largest defense program in history. AvWeek issues its statement, as his colleagues note his...
by Joe Katzman | May 11, 2010 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Official Reports, Trucks & Transport, USA
FMTV A1P2 w. LTAS(click to view full) Amateurs discuss tactics, professionals discuss logistics. A military force can have all of the flashy combat vehicles it wants, but without a solid underpinning of medium and heavy trucks to handle logistics, that combat force is...
by Fred Donovan | May 10, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Grenades, Guns - under 20mm direct, Leadership & People, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* US defense secretary Gates calls for military to focus on reducing overhead costs, which are over 40% of the budget. TRICARE medical costs are one element of that. * South Korea finds RDX, a chemical substance used in torpedoes, on sunken ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772), a...
by Fred Donovan | May 9, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fuel & Power, IT - General, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Naval, Sensors - Aquatic, USA
* Gates looks to cut $10 billion to $15 billion per year in Pentagon waste. Washington Post | New York Times | Associated Press | CNN * Leaked Swiss Defense Ministry paper calls for shift from defense of homeland to security operations inside country. * Canada’s...
