by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2013 | Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Design Innovations, Launch Vehicles, Other Corporation, Pre-RFP, R&D - Contracted, RFPs, Satellites & Sensors, Sensors & Guidance, Testing & Evaluation, USA
MOIRE concept(click to view full) In physics, a moire pattern is an interference pattern created when two grids are overlaid at an angle, or when they have slightly different mesh sizes. It’s an appropriate name for DARPA’s Membrane Optic Imager Real-Time...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 6, 2013 | Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Satellites & Sensors, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA
* Booz & Co’s strategy + business magazine has “A Skeptic’s Guide to 3D Printing”, which applies the time-tested forecasting approach Wright developed at the Curtiss Aeroplane Company. We’re fans of Additive Manufacturing – my...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 5, 2013 | Africa - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, IT - Cyber-Security, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, T&C - Booz Allen, USA
USA * One of Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter’s last acts involved an interim policy to replace the previous DoD Instruction 5000.02 acquisition guidelines supplement. The defense Acquisition Portal’s Program Management Community of Practice...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 4, 2013 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Finmeccanica, GE, Germany, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Radars, Simulation & Training, Surface Ships - Combat, Transformation, Warfare - Trends
F125 Concept(click to expand) Over the last decade, a belief has taken root in global naval circles that shallow littoral chokepoints for maritime trade, operations in and around failed states like Somalia, and expeditionary stabilization operations, will become key...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 4, 2013 | Conferences & Events, Logistics, Procurement Innovations, USA
DLA: It’s a Blast! This week DID’s Olivier Travers is attending WBR’s 2013 Defense Logistics event. Email me if you’d like to meet up or submit logistics themes for us to look into. Vice Admiral Mark Harnitchek has been heading the Defense...
