by Editorial Staff | Aug 28, 2013 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, France, Germany, Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Russia, Think Tanks, USA
* As the US is getting ready for a limited strike on Syrian military installations, the non sequitur of the day comes from Iran’s Fars news agency: “[Parliament Speaker] Larijani said there is no need for Syria to respect the international regulations if...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 27, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, FOCUS Articles, Issues - Political, Mines & Countermine-IED, New Systems Tech, Non-Lethal Weapons, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Policy - Doctrine, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support & Maintenance, Transformation, USA
XM-7 Spider System(click to view full) The 2004 National Landmine Policy directed the Pentagon to end the use of persistent landmines after 2010, and introduce self-destructing and self-deactivating alternatives. The XM-7 Spider is the successor to the Matrix system...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 27, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Field Reports, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, United Technologies, USA
UH-60Q, Baghdad(click to view full) Sikorsky’s H-60 Hawk family has become the backbone of the US Army and Navy’s helicopter force, with a number of fielded variants. The USAF’s HH-60 is well known for its medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) role, as well...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 27, 2013 | Daily Rapid Fire, India, Legal, Middle East - Other, UAVs, USA
* Pressure mounts for strikes on Syria over apparent use of poison gas. The US Administration is signaling that it will conduct a “punitive strike.” This would express moral outrage and convey a sense that President Obama’s threats mean something....
by Joe Katzman | Aug 26, 2013 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Environmental, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Project Failures, Project Management, Project Methodologies, R&D - Contracted, Satellites & Sensors, Scandals & Investigations, Sensors & Guidance, USA
NPOESS (click to view full) The National Polar-orbiting Observing Satellite System (NPOESS) was a joint program of the Department of Defense, Department of Commerce and NASA to replace less sophisticated weather satellites that are expected to fail over the next...
