Intelsat satellite(click to view full) In the early weeks of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the US military satellite communications capacity was overwhelmed by the demand from US troops for satellite bandwidth to transmit voice and data communication. In response, the US...
CACI International received an $81 million task order from the US Army to support the consolidation of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) resources to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. CACI will...
* EMB-314 Super Tucano turboprops for Indonesia? How about Britain? * Human Terrain System intel program, rebooted. * UAE doubles down on Italian Commandanti Class variant corvettes. Original $117 million order for 2 placed during IDEX 2009. * USAF announces shift in...
USNS Gordon [T-AKR 296](click to view full) US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan rely on the timely delivery of supplies and equipment to carry out their missions. One of the primary movers of heavy military equipment to that area of the world is the large medium-speed...
Delicate operation(click to view full) When you think of military healthcare, you might picture MASH doctors performing surgery on wounded soldiers. Or you might picture a US soldier injured by an IED being rehabilitated in a hospital state-side. You probably don't...
US military commanders in the field want information and they want it now. The more information they can gather on enemy positions and movement, and the faster they can get it, the more chance of success they will have. But there are so many information sources...
GR7s & Eurofighter(click to view full) Close air support remains an especially live issue on the modern battlefield, and it is once again affecting procurement discussions in Britain. "Field Report: British British GR7 Harrier IIs in Afghanistan" addressed the...
Fire watcher on duty duringUSS Carl Vinson overhaul(click to view larger) British sailors on wooden warships used to sing a sea-shanty called the "Fire Down Below." The song - sung while sailors were raising the anchor, pumping out the bilge, or hauling ropes - was...
MQ-9 MTS-B turretand electronics unit(click to view larger) UAVs have been a critical resource for US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. They perform many functions, including intelligence gathering, surveillance of enemy positions, and even attack capabilities....