* NSA’s Cyber Center: US Army awards $1.2 billion contract to Balfour Beatty/DPR/Big-D joint venture to build a data center at Camp Williams, Utah, reportedly for the National Security Agency. * Financial Management?: The GAO tells a Senate panel DoD’s...
In December 2005, the interference of American arms export restrictions within the huge F-35 program became so burdensome that they became a high-level diplomatic problem. Despite the promises of 2 successive American Presidents, the ITAR exemptions that Britain had...
* Top Pentagon officials defend plans to cut $100 billion in spending before the Senate Armed Services Committee; Virginia Sen. Webb says Pentagon withheld information about closure of JFCOM. * Leaked letter reveals Defence Minister Fox’s opposition to UK...
* Storm Warning: Cyber Storm III [PDF], being held this week, tests preparedness of cybersecurity personnel in the Pentagon, other US federal and state agencies, US industry, and foreign governments. * The Supremes: US Supreme Court to hear appeal by Boeing and...
BA-5390 battery(click to view larger) If it moves on the battlefield, it needs power. Power often means batteries, in various sizes and shapes. Thermal weapon sights. Soldiers’ radios. Laser rangefinders. Missile targeting systems. Ground robots. On and on, and...