by Joe Katzman | Nov 10, 2011 | Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Events, Fighters & Attack, France, Issues - Political, Nuclear Weapons, Policy - Doctrine, Specialty Aircraft, Think Tanks, USA
* US NAVAIR performs the 1st steam catapult launch of its carrier-borne F-35C Lightning II fighter, from its land testing facility at NAS Patuxent River, MD. Short video at the bottom of this entry. * Should the US DoD be restricted to buying only steel melted in the...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 9, 2011 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, IT - General, Other Corporation, USA
Latest updates: 2 more firms added. (click to visit) In September 2011, US Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific in Pearl Harbor, HI awarded a new emergency engineering and infrastructure umbrella contract to 4 firms. Up to $900 million could be up for grabs...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 9, 2011 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Russia
* Russia is about to order 65 Yakovlev Yak-130 jet trainers, to be delivered by 2017. * Dmitry Gorenburg posted a series of 3 articles covering the span of Russia-NATO military cooperation. Things started with joint training but now also include operational...
by Fred Donovan | Nov 8, 2011 | Americas - Other, China, Contracts - Awards, DARPA, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Spotlight articles
Latest updates: DARPA’s programs. Taking on the Cyber Enemy(click to view full) In response to the growing threats to US military and civilian networks, the Pentagon has unveiling its first formal cyber strategy. This follows a series of events over the last few...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2011 | Americas - Other, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., China, Electronics - General, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, L3 Communications, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Transport & Utility, USA
The steady rise in the number and variety of electronic systems in military equipment has spawned 2 trends. One has been reduced readiness, as multiplying points of failure consistently push readiness rates down and maintenance costs up, for each successive generation...
