by Joe Katzman | Jan 8, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Medical, Other Corporation, Small Business, Spotlight articles, USA
Surgery, USNS Mercy(click to view full) Medical supplies are a requirement for any military, and are used by many other government agencies as well. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (now Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support) in Philadelphia, PA manages a...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 6, 2012 | Africa - Other, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Policy - Doctrine
* In line with pre-announcements made by his administration in past months, President Obama said yesterday he was directing the Pentagon to lower ground troop levels in favor of increasing special forces, cybersecurity and UAVs, alongside a shift in resources from...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 5, 2012 | Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, IT - Cyber-Security, Medical, Policy - Doctrine, Science - Basic Research, USA, WMD
* President Obama will attend today’s Pentagon briefing on strategic adjustments that will lead to a 10+% reduction in the number of ground troops (presumably from peak levels): NYT | Reuters | C-Span stream (to start live at 10:50am ET). * The UK’s...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 4, 2012 | Chemicals & HAZMAT, Design Innovations, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, USA, WMD Defenses
M50 mask training(click to view full) In December 2011, Avon Protection Systems, Inc. in Cadillac, MI won a 5-year, $176.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to make M61 filter canisters for the new M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask. Work will be performed in...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 4, 2012 | Americas - Other, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Brazilian M113:from BAE(click to view full) In the early 1970s, the Brazilian Army acquired a number of tracked M113 armored personnel carriers from the US Army, to serve alongside their locally-built EE-11 Urrutu 6×6 wheeled APCs. The mix is a smart one; wheeled...
