"Where does it hurt?"(click to view full) The US military is a military on the move. It also is a military on the computer and the network. Linking those two aspects together are notebook computers that can be taken on patrol as well as used on the flight line, at a...
"Go Ahead, Make My Day"(click to view full) The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has undertaken an R&D effort to provide an integrated approach to combating weapons of mass destruction (WMD) known as the Research and Development Enterprise [PDF]. Their...
Off we go...(click to view full) The USAF uses its simplified acquisition of base engineering requirements (SABER) contract to fulfill engineering requirements on a variety of projects, ranging from small renovations to large scale infrastructure needs involving...
Lake Ponchartrain& New Orleans (shaded area)(click to view larger) The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is in the process of doling out large contracts to repair and strengthen flood control infrastructure in New Orleans and the vicinity. The contracts are being...
* UK Public Accounts Committee report cites GBP 3.5 billion in cost overruns for RAF Typhoon fighter program; MoD says program is "under control and back on track." * Republican US senators send letter to President Obama, opposing reported proposal giving Russia...
* Reuters Special Report: How Libya is a showcase in the new arms race. Dassault's Rafale fighters definitely grabbed attention with their reconnaissance and ground attack punch - still needs a targeting pod, though. Competing Eurofighters are touting EGBU-16...
Latest updates: 39 more Dingo-2 GEs. Dingo 2, Afghanistan(click to view larger) Mine-resistant vehicles are emerging as a basic requirement for international deployments, and many advanced armies are making the shift. One of the quiet hotbeds for that trend has been...
* Defense spending would total $513 billion under the compromise FY 2011 continuing resolution (CR) unveiled [PDF] by the House Appropriations Committee, a reduction of $18.1 billion from what the Obama administration wanted but $5 billion more than last year. Still,...
* Defense industry needs to improve cost, weight, and energy efficiencies in new weapons systems, US defense officials tell US Navy League conference. * Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Peter Pace says DoD should be in charge of US cybersecurity, not the...