by Fred Donovan | May 2, 2010 | ATK, China, Clothing, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, ECM, Elbit Systems, Events, General Dynamics, Grenades, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - Political, IT - General, New Systems Tech, Non-Lethal Weapons, R&D - Contracted, Russia, UAVs, USA
* US Senate is unlikely to take up the House-passed IMPROVE Act, which would reform the US defense acquisition process. * USAF C-130Hs dispatched to spray dispensants on the growing Gulf of Mexico oil slick, as it approaches critical shorelines. Too little, too late?...
by Joe Katzman | May 2, 2010 | Coastal & Littoral, R&D - Contracted, Sensors - Aquatic, University-related, USA, UUVs & USVs
RSN project concept(click to view full) The Applied Physics Laboratories at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA received a $120.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity task order contract for up to 657,115 staff hours. Multiple...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 29, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Conferences & Events, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, France, Industry & Trends, IT - General, Leadership & People, Legal, Logistics, Oshkosh, Other Corporation, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, Trucks & Transport, USA
* USMC Gen. James Mattis: “Power Point makes us stupid” – including on the front lines. If you must use it, but don’t want Microsoft to be worth a division or 2 to the enemy, “Preparing More Powerful Presentations” has some tips. *...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 29, 2010 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Logistics, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
AccessNet system General Dynamics C4 Systems in Columbia, MD received a ceiling $45.9 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract from the US Marine Corps Systems Command for life cycle logistics for the AccessNet digital switching system and LongArm...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 28, 2010 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Engineer Units, Europe - Other, France, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Japan, Lockheed Martin, Materials Innovations, Northrop-Grumman, Nuclear Weapons, Procurement Innovations, R&D - Contracted, Russia, Think Tanks, USA, WMD Proliferation
* NATO chief proposes common funding pool for NATO missions and country-specific specialization in major weapon system procurement. * US CSBA rips “flawed logic” [PDF] of USA’s recent nuclear posture review. April 2010 backgrounders also include the...
