Posts Tagged ‘other corporation’
Rapid Fire: 2010-09-08
Russian analyst offers insights into US, China naval competition in the Pacific and its implications for Russia. Meanwhile, Taiwan expects its missile defense system to be ready in 2011. Follow this link: Rapid Fire: 2010-09-08
Eurofighter’s EUR 9B Multinational Tranche 3A Contract
Italian Eurofighters (click to view full) IMU order; AESA radar work; Tranche 3B offer. Follow this link: Eurofighter’s EUR 9B Multinational Tranche 3A Contract
The USA’s RAID Program: Small Systems, Big Surveillance Time
TCOM 17M RAID Aerostat (click to view full) Support contract extended. (July 27/10) The RAID program is a combination of cameras and surveillance equipment positioned on high towers and aerostats, in order to monitor a wide area around important locations and bases. More here: The USA’s RAID Program: Small Systems, Big Surveillance Time
Lessons from the Automotive Supply Chain: Surviving a Downturn
(click to view full) Guest Article by Vince Pavlak There have been numerous comparisons between the automotive and aerospace industries, and an October 2009 article from Aviation Week even asked, “ Could Wichita become the next Detroit ?” Many aircraft suppliers are learning from the automotive industry and some have recruited [...]
Grant Thorton: US Defense Budget Outlook for 2011 and Beyond
(click to view full) Guest Article by Lou Crenshaw, Vice Admiral U.S. Navy (ret.) After a sustained period of sizable increases, growth in the DoD budget is expected to slow considerably starting in 2011 The rest is here: Grant Thorton: US Defense Budget Outlook for 2011 and Beyond
Rapid Fire: 2010-06-28
Anosognosia : What does a bank robber who smears lemon juice on his face to defeat video cameras, have to do with Donald Rumsfeld and the management of complex engineering projects? Pentagon waking up to reality that having interest payments nearly the size of the defense budget just for America’s acknowledged debts might be a security [...]
Michelin Contracted for Naval Aviation Tires & Support
C-2A Greyhound (click to view larger) In June 2010, Michelin Aircraft Tire Corp. in Greenville, SC received a $101.1 million firm-fixed-price performance based logistics contract that supports 23 separate tire types aboard V-22 family tilt-rotors; H-60, H-46, and H-53 family helicopters; AV-8B Harrier II and F/A-18 family fighters; EA-6B Prowler [...]
US Army’s Consolidated Buy for Computer Hardware
Army laptop in action (click to view full) The US Army in the 21st century is an army on the computer and the network. Whether in a Kabul command post, on a Kandahar patrol, or at a Pentagon desk, the Army relies on desktop and laptop computers to stay connected and access intelligence. Army laptops and desktops are made by the same companies that [...]
Rapid Fire: 2010-06-18
Op-ed: Pentagon officials argue for phased adaptive ballistic missile defense to counter threat from rogue states. Controversy over F-35 design changes that may make it more vulnerable. EADS to continue funding development of Talarion MALE UAV despite reluctance of European partners to place orders. This study may have had something to do with it. [...]
