by [email protected] | Aug 15, 2011 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Conferences & Events, Daily Rapid Fire, Domestic Security, European Union (EU), Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Leadership & People, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Power Projection, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Surface Ships - Combat, Trucks & Transport, USA
* Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and South Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell, says that US foreign policy needs to make the transition from the immediate challenges of the Middle East to address ‘long term and deeply consequential issues in...
by Fred Donovan | Aug 15, 2011 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, General Dynamics, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Pre-RFP, Spotlight articles, T&C - SAIC, USA
USS Abraham Lincolngoing virtual(click to view full) The US Department of Defense (DoD) and the individual services are turning more and more to virtualization to improve the efficiency and flexibility of their IT networks. This technology allows multiple virtual...
by [email protected] | Aug 12, 2011 | Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Conferences & Events, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, General Atomics, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Laser & EM Weapons, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Combat, Think Tanks, USA
* Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Buck Mckeon (R-CA) is among senior Republican lawmakers to have written a letter to the White House and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta requesting disclosure of interim results of a comprehensive review of military...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 11, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Logistics, Other Corporation, USA
Under the World Wide Express-5 program, the United States Transportation Command (US TRANSCOM) Directorate of Acquisition at Scott Air Force Base, IL has issued 3 multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, fixed-price contracts worth a total maximum of...
by [email protected] | Aug 11, 2011 | Airbus, Americas - Other, Budgets, China, Consulting Firms, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Honeywell, Industry & Trends, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, People, Projections & Assessments, Russia, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* Moody’s Investors Service predicts that the US debt ceiling agreement could result in a downgrading of defense contractors’ credit ratings. Major defense projects like the V-22 Osprey and Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) are identified as vulnerable to...
