by Joe Katzman | Aug 24, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Forces - Marines, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Small Business, Soldier's Gear, Spotlight articles, USA
MTV, worn(click to enlarge) As the Marines themselves note, “body armor can be traced back to before the Roman Empire, when war was waged with sword and spear and the battlefield rang with the clash of steel on steel.” In time, its protection became so...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 23, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Food-related, India, Industry & Trends, IT - General, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Simulation & Training, Training & Exercises, UAVs, USA
* Virtual Success: The military simulation and virtual training market reached $8.4 billion in 2009; the market is expected to grow, particularly in the Middle East, China and India through 2020, according to CompaniesandMarkets.com. * That’s so Tubular: The...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 23, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Issues - Political, Policy - Procurement, Small Business, USA
Duffles @ Manas AB(click to view full) Small business qualifier SNC Telecommunications, LLC in Comerio, Puerto Rico received a maximum $15.9 million firm-fixed price, total set-aside contract for US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps duffle bags. There was...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 22, 2010 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Intelligence & PsyOps, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Medical, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Personnel, Satellites & Sensors, Security & Secrecy, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* US DoD report on Fort Hood shootings [PDF] recommends “scientific” behavioral screening for violence, standardized religious accommodation processes, improved commander guidelines and training, better commander access to personal health records and...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 19, 2010 | Alliances, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, MPs & Justice, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
* CRS (Congressional Research Service) analyst Ronald O’Rourke, who has often been right about shipbuilding programs when the US Navy was wrong, releases his August 2010 report on Navy shipbuilding plans [PDF]. * Meanwhile, Maritime Professional delivers an...
