by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2011 | Airbus, Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Helicopters & Rotary, New Systems Tech, Pre-RFP, Spotlight articles, United Technologies
Mi-26 recovers MH-47EChinook, Afghanistan(click to view full) As the 2007 Paris Air Show drew to a close, France and Germany confirmed the rumors and signed a joint declaration of intent to set up a heavy-lift helicopter program. The French DGA procurement...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2011 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Issues - Political, Legal, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Combat, Think Tanks, USA
* We wish there were more elected officials like Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC-3], who has spent 10 years trying to clear the names of 2 pilots involved in a fatal MV-22 Osprey crash. Why didn’t H.Res. 698 (111th) get out of committee? * RAND Corporation analyzed the...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 7, 2011 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, USA
CSEL Handset Bren-Tronics Inc. in Commack, NY recently received a sole source 5-year, $23.1 million fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, contract from the US Army, for AN/PRQ-7 Combat Survivor Evader Locator radio...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 7, 2011 | Alliances, Australia & S. Pacific, Bases & Infrastructure, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Environmental, Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, Intelligence & PsyOps, Israel, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Procurement Innovations, R&D - Private, Sensors & Guidance, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, UAVs, USA
* The US DoD acquisition office hosted the 1st Product Support Manager (PSM) Conference last week. Among the material presented there, we recommend this overview [PDF] of Open Systems Architectures (OSA) and data rights. “Data rights are rights granted to the...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 6, 2011 | DARPA, Design Innovations, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Robots, Science - Basic Research, Support Functions - Other, T&C - IBM, T&C - SRI, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Johnny 5(click to view full) It’s 2020. A US soldier sits down with a village sheikh, with an unusual robot in tow. The sheikh greets him courteously, respectfully, in flowing Arabic. At the appropriate time, the robot offers the same speech in English. The...
