by Joe Katzman | Jan 18, 2012 | Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, Textron, Think Tanks, UAVs, USA
* J. Michael Gilmor, the Director of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) within the US DoD released his FY2011 report. Among other changes made in recent months, he notes that his organization now has input at the Joint Capabilities Integration Development...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 17, 2012 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Heavy Bombers, Israel, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Software & Integration, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* The RAND Corporation published a report prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) on what it would take to sustain a competitive military aircraft industry in the US. It comes with plenty of charts on research and procurement spending by contractor...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 16, 2012 | Electronics - General, Field Innovations, R&D - Private, Robots, USA
Military grade robots may have swarmed into war theaters as a US “Army of the Grand Robotic”, but the ingenuity and charity of hobbyists still has a place on America’s front lines. In the 2000s front-line troops started using remote-controlled toys...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 16, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Submarines, Support Functions - Other
HNoMS Utsira(click to view full) Submarine combat systems, which integrate information from the boats sensors and control weapons firing, is a specialized field, with a limited number of competitors around the world. Outside of Russia, Lockheed Martin and Thales are...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 16, 2012 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, Corporate Innovations, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, France, Fuel & Power, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, Medical, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Tanks & Mechanized, United Technologies
* Is Indonesia buying used Dutch Leopard 2 tanks? Don’t ask Indonesia’s Parliament, they don’t know. * Sikorsky announces 35 suppliers for its S-97 Raider compound helicopter, a scout and special forces design based on its X2 technology. It’s...
