by Joe Katzman | Apr 18, 2013 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Chemicals & HAZMAT, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Field Innovations, Field Reports, FOCUS Articles, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Robots, USA
MTRS: TALON IV(click to view full) In 2005 children’s toys were being used by American soldiers on the front lines, to help them look for roadside bombs. It would appear that someone took notice, because there has since been a flurry of activity on the robotic...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 18, 2013 | Africa - Other, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Japan, Logistics, Textron, USA
* The Pentagon’s Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP) has opened applications to its Acquisition Exchange Program (AEP) which opens up 3-12 months assignments at the GS-11+ level that span a number of DoD-wide acquisition policy issues such as...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 17, 2013 | Asia - Other, Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Spotlight articles, USA
Gripen & S-1000/S340(click to view full) It’s a small, agile fighter that can take off and land on highways, while carrying the latest technologies and weapons. It does very well against NATO’s best aircraft in exercises, comes with a reasonable price...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 17, 2013 | Africa - Other, Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, France, Germany, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Pre-RFP, USA
* Following an executive order from the White House last month, the US Department of State’s amendment of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to revise 4 US Munitions List (USML) categories has been published in the Federal Register [PDF] and will...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 16, 2013 | Airbus, China, Daily Rapid Fire, MBDA, Pre-RFP, Russia
* Per instruction number 5025.13 [PDF] enabled by DoD Directive 5105.53 (Reference (a)) and pursuant to Public Law 111-274 (Reference (b))(also known as the “Plain Writing Act of 2010,” and referred to in this instruction as the “Plain Writing...
