by Editorial Staff | Sep 27, 2013 | Asia - Central, Chemical Weapons, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Middle East - Other, Russia, UAVs, USA
It’s not an illusionit’s GOP, er, GOB The US Senate is expected to send back to the House a “clean” continuing resolution (i.e. without Obamacare defunding) later today, but House Speaker Boehner said they will not accept it, though some...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 26, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, Guns - under 20mm direct, USA
M2HB: “Aroint thee!”(click to view full) Built since the 1920s, the reliable, powerful, air-cooled .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning Machine Gun (aka. “Ma Deuce”) is still one of the world’s most effective heavy machine guns. It can be...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 26, 2013 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Legal, New Systems Tech, Tanks & Mechanized, Think Tanks, Trucks & Transport, USA
* House Republicans are considering postponing their attempt to decry/delay/derail/defang Obamacare to the soon-coming debt ceiling strong arm contest, which may ease the approval of a short-term continuing resolution in the meantime. The Senate has started...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 25, 2013 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Forces - Marines, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted, UAVs, USA
K-MAX: where’s Waldo?(click to view full) Unmanned drones for aerial surveillance are routine now. UAV systems that can use weapons are also routine. What isn’t routine yet is cargo resupply, but the Marines were asking for it in Afghanistan. That’s...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 25, 2013 | Asia - Central, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Legal, Russia, Signals Radio & Wireless, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
* Industry consultant Loren Thompson is convinced defense contractors need to start serious diversification efforts into commercial sectors: “[E]very factor that moves military demand is signaling a prolonged downturn in the market for what defense companies...
