* 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...
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 complex tasks....
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...
EC725, Le Bourget 2007by David Monniaux(click to view full) France's approach to economic stimulus has had a decidedly military component, with buys ranging from VBCI wheeled armored personnel carriers to a Mistral Class LHD ship. /In April 2009, France added another...
* Littoral Combat Ship: program updates. * A British green paper calls for enhanced military cooperation between the UK and France. Industry says: what about R&D? * India orders BEL's Akash medium range surface-to-air missile systems. * India issues turboprop trainer...
AGM-65D Fired From F-16(click to view full) Raytheon received a $170 million foreign military sales contract from the USAF to produce AGM-65D and AGM-65G2 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles for the UAE. AGM-65 rose to prominence during Desert Storm, when...
Unisys Clearpath Server(click to view full) While it might be more thrilling to imagine US Special Operations Forces getting critical intelligence about enemy movements through a laptop computer in the field, the bread and butter of US Department of Defense IT are...
* US DOD: FY 2011 Budget materials. * Shares of major US defense companies gained in trading following the unveiling of the Obama administration's FY 2011 defense budget that would increase defense spending by 3.4%. * The Pentagon is proposing to spend $4 billion over...
No worse enemy...(click to view full) While high-tech weapons items get a lot of billing, the Global War on Terror is very much an infantry war. Firepower overmatch matters in those situations, which explains the corresponding popularity of 40mm grenade systems on the...