ATFLIR pod imagery(click to view full) The proliferation of UAVs and fighters equipped with stabilized, high-magnification video pods and imaging radars has a number of corollary consequences. Bandwidth has become a key battlefield constraint. Specialized...
MV Beluga SkySails(click to expand) "USA Broadening Conservation Focus to Weapons Systems" discussed a number of items, including April 2006 testimony from Ronald O'Rourke [PDF] of the Congressional Research Service, which looked at the rising cost of fuel and its...
Dingo 2(click to view full) Forecast International reports that an Aug 20/08 land mine attack that killed 3 Polish soldiers in their Hummer is causing the same kind of rethink that other advanced armies have been experiencing. In response, reports in the Polish press...
Mk.19, firing(click to view full) As "Britain's GMG Order Illustrates 2 Key Trends" discusses, 40mm grenades are a potent battlefield weapon. Many of the current conflicts are essentially infantry battles, which makes firepower overmatch a critical goal. Whether fired...
October 1st is the first day of the US military's new fiscal year, which means its TRICARE medical contracts come into effect on that day. As one might image, quite a few TRICARE contracts were announced recently - over $900 million worth for FY 2009, and up to $4.66...
FLIR Systems Inc. in Wilsonville, OR received a $125.3 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery contract for its AN/AAQ-22E BRITE STAR Block II sensor and targeting turret. The initial delivery order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division in Crane,...
USMC WWR(click for site) Douglas E. Barnhart, Inc. in San Diego, CA won a $23 million firm-fixed-price task order under a multiple award construction contract to design and build a 100-room Wounded Warrior Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) at Marine Corps Base Camp...
Hermes 450,note civil #(click to view full) Sept 30/08: New Mexico State University of Las Cruces, NM received a cost reimbursement no fee contract for a maximum of $9.95 million. This contract will establish Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Program for UAS research,...
Fun at BUDS(click to view full) Sauer Incorporated in Jacksonville, FL won a $12.4 million firm fixed price contract for design and construction of the SEAL Team Operation Facility at the Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, NA. The contract also contains two options,...