Rapid Fire 10-31-11: SMDC’s D3I | SOCOM GMV 1.1 | USS California

Rapid Fire 10-31-11: SMDC’s D3I | SOCOM GMV 1.1 | USS California

* Lockheed Martin and Raytheon plan to compete with incumbent BAE for the US Army’s Design, Development, Demonstration & Integration (D3I) space and missile defense program. The D3I RFP should be released soon, meanwhile the Concepts and Operations for...
Rapid Fire 10-31-11: SMDC’s D3I | SOCOM GMV 1.1 | USS California

Rapid Fire 10-28-11: Libyan Debriefing by the Numbers

* The Institute for the Study of War offers a good snapshot of the Libyan revolution and operations by the numbers. This week Libya was also on the mind of the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee in a Q&A session with the Minister for the Armed Forces,...
Rapid Fire 10-31-11: SMDC’s D3I | SOCOM GMV 1.1 | USS California

Up to $150M to Help DARPA’s Tactical Tech Programs

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Tactical Technology Office has 3 major focus areas. Advanced Platforms does a lot of work in robotics, from load carriers that walk like a dog (LS3) to UAVs designed to stay up for months (Vulture). They also do...