by Joe Katzman | Sep 5, 2011 | Blimps & LTA Craft, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Radars, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA, Warfare - Trends
TARS, deployed(click to view full) An aerostat is a lighter-than-air craft that relies on a ground tether for movement and sometimes for electrical power as well, as opposed to blimps which are self-powered, free-flying craft. The US military has slowly come around to...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 5, 2011 | Fighters & Attack, Policy - Personnel, USA
US F-16(click to view full) In Smithsonian Air & Space magazine’s 10-year, post-9/11 look at the US Air National Guard, Lt. Col. Scott Van Beek talks about the US ANG’s coming pilot crunch, driven by trends in civil aviation, and by the...
by [email protected] | Sep 2, 2011 | Helicopters & Rotary, Outer Space, Pre-RFP, RFPs, Satellites & Sensors, Submarines, Surface Ships - Other, Transport & Utility, USA, WMD Defenses
Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) has recently released the following Requests for Proposals (RFP), modifications and other notifications: * The US Navy adds an additional clause and extends the closing date to 9th September for its RFP for a Firm Fixed Price (FFP)...
by [email protected] | Sep 2, 2011 | Boeing, Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, France, India, Industry & Trends, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Japan, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Russia, Transport & Utility, USA
* Concerns are raised that the presence of Chinese telecommunications companies in US markets may provide the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with ‘back door’ opportunities to listen to communications networks. * Analysts outline the pros and cons of...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 1, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Other Corporation, USA
More than copiers?(click to view full) At the end of August 2011, Xerox Corp. in Rosemont, IL received a 5-year, $103 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for digital copiers and accompanying services, at Defense Logistics Agency...
