by Joe Katzman | Aug 28, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, Engineer Units, Explosives, Forces - Marines, Mines & Countermine-IED, Other Corporation, Project Successes, Small Business, USA
Latest updates: FY 2012 order. APOBS The MK7 MOD 2 Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS) is used to clear mines or wire obstacles, and create a safe footpath for troops. APOBS can be carried by 2 people, takes 30 to 120 seconds to be set up, and fires a...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 28, 2012 | Canada, General Dynamics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, People, Russia, Soldier's Gear, T&C - SAIC, USA
* The Congressional Research Service updated their report [PDF] on international conventional weapon sales with 2011 data. Agreements for new sales from the US to developing nations boomed above $56B or a close to 80% market share, leaving #2 Russia far behind. The...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 27, 2012 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Israel, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Logistics, Other Equipment - Land, Think Tanks, Trucks & Transport, USA
Come onYou can do this! Army Sustainment explains the intricacies involved in recovering an RG-31 MRAP that rolled over last year on “little more than a goat trail” in Northern Afghanistan. Plan A involved lifting the ditched vehicle with a massive MRAP...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 24, 2012 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Lockheed Martin, People, Soldier's Gear, Training & Exercises, USA
* The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a short report [PDF] on the effects of sequestration, though they note that their estimates are not binding, as it’s the Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that has authority to...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 23, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, Indonesia, Missiles - Precision Attack, Raytheon
Mavericks got better eyesight as they aged The US DSCA notified Congress [PDF] on August 21, 2012 of Indonesia’s request for 18 AGM-65K2 Maverick missiles, 36 TGM-65K2 Captive Air Training Missiles, 3 TGM-65D Maintenance Training Missiles, and the necessary...
