by Joe Katzman | Apr 14, 2010 | Blimps & LTA Craft, Britain/U.K., China, Coastal & Littoral, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Forces - Special Ops, Issues - International, Legal, Pre-RFP, Raytheon, Rolls Royce, Surface Ships - Combat, Transport & Utility, USA, WMD Proliferation
* US heavily reliant on China for supply of rare earth metals used in high-tech weapons such as radar, night vision devices, and smart bombs, GAO warns. GAO report [pdf] | Bloomberg | TechNewsDaily * Foreign Policy magazine: “Time Is Of the Essence” to...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 14, 2010 | Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, IT - General, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, Specialty Aircraft, USA
“Air Force Two”They try harder(click to view full) The USAF is looking to help Vice President Biden communicate better. Now, that’s quite a challenge. It’s not just the vice president, but many top level US officials, including Pentagon chief...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 14, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Sensors & Guidance, USA
AH-64 Apachewith Arrowhead sensor(click to view full) Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in Orlando, FL received a $46.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for the purchase of Arrowhead sensor systems for AH-64 Apache attack helicopter for several international...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, IT - Software & Integration, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Materials Innovations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Anti-Armor, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Robots, Science - Basic Research, Sensors & Guidance, Small Business, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Combat, T&C - RAND Corp., Textron, UAVs, University-related, USA
* RAND Corp. adds to lessons learned from the 2006 war in Lebanon: “Military Capabilities for Hybrid War; Insights from the Israel Defense Forces in Lebanon and Gaza” [PDF] * Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry may have found a way to improve the...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Field Innovations, Other Corporation, USA, Warfare - Trends
Hesco, explained(click to view full) It’s a surprisingly simple concept. Why ship walls, concrete, or even concrete barriers, when you can ship collapsible forms that can quickly be filled with sand or dirt by any untrained person? Why use sandbags with their...
