by Editorial Staff | Oct 3, 2013 | Asia - Central, Brazil, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, USA
* United Technologies announced that they “will be forced to furlough thousands of workers due to the absence of Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) inspectors who audit and approve operations throughout the manufacturing process for military...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 2, 2013 | Americas - Other, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, India, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Legal, Pre-RFP, Russia, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
* Republicans in Congress are trying again the piecemeal approach that succeeded after sequestration started kicking in, but it is unclear that this tactic will work this time around. So far these partial funding bills failed in the House of Representatives, but the...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 1, 2013 | Boeing, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Pre-RFP, Tanks & Mechanized, Turkey, USA
* Just as the US federal government was heading into a shutdown, President Obama signed a law exempting military pay from delay (HR 3210 aka Pay Our Military Act). That still puts a lot of DoD civilian staffers on furlough. Sustaining military pay is about the only...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 30, 2013 | Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Israel, Issues - Political, Launch Vehicles, Middle East - Other, Policy - Doctrine, Science - Basic Research, Submarines, USA
* With a 423-0 roll call, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 3210, a bill making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a government shutdown. It looks likely to pass the Senate. Today is the final day for roundtrip(s) between the two...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2013 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Expeditionary Warfare, Forces - Marines, General Dynamics, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Interoperability, Leadership & People, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Pre-RFP, RFPs, Shells & Mortar Rounds, Spotlight articles, Thales, Trucks & Transport, USA
EFSS Concept(click to view full) The U.S. Marine Corps sees the 120mm Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) mortar as the 3rd leg of its expeditionary fire support triad. EFSS will be the short-range but easily transportable counterpart to the reduced-weight M777...
