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Rapid Fire: 2010-02-08

Rapid Fire: 2010-02-08

by | Feb 7, 2010 | ABM, Alliances, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, DARPA, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, France, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Mines & Countermine-IED, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Pre-RFP, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA

* NATO Ministerial: Gates pledges greater sharing of classified technology with allies; NATO chief calls for more resources to train Afghan army and police, while France agrees to send 80 more trainers. * European defense ministers call for speedy conclusion to talks...
Rapid Fire: 2010-02-08

Rapid Fire 2010-02-05: QRD 2010

by | Feb 4, 2010 | Americas - Other, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, DARPA, Electronics - General, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, T&C - IBM, USA

* US QDR 2010 (Quadrennial Defense Review) in bullet points. Plus, some questions to think about. And what about small business and innovation? * US Army to spend $7 billion to develop replacement for cancelled FCS manned ground vehicles. * Portuguese Institute of...
Rapid Fire: 2010-02-08

USAF Taps IBM for Cutting Edge Computing Technology

by | Feb 4, 2010 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, T&C - IBM, USA

Cloud Computing Diagram(click to view full) The commercial IT sector has been using “cloud computing” for a number of years. Cloud computing is a term that describes how large scale computer infrastructure can tap the power of the Internet to perform...
Rapid Fire: 2010-02-08

To Cope with Flying Restrictions, German Pilots Turn to Simulators

by | Feb 4, 2010 | Alliances, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Equipment - Other, Fighters & Attack, Germany, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Radars, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, Transport & Utility

German Tornado Simulator(click to view full) Because of flying zone restrictions in densely populated Germany, the German military trains many of its pilots in other countries, such as at the Canadian Forces Air Command base at Goose Bay and the USAF Holloman Air...