Agile development(click to visit page) Last week, DID's "Sharpen Yourself" series discussed the Agile Software Development trend. This week's installment discusses the issue of team member performance. The context involves a team member who will not perform within the...
Recent years have seen cyber-security rise as a defense industry and national security issue. The frequency of cracking attempts against security-related systems from Chinese sources has grown to the point where it is being acknowledged in the Pentagon's annual...
RE HMMWV, changes(click to view full,new parts in yellow) AM General LLC in South Bend, IN received a $735 million firm-fixed-price contract for 4,853 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV). Work will be performed in Mishawaka, MI with an estimated...
(click to visit) Over at C4ISR Journal, "Europe's declaration of independence" covers a EUR 2.3 billion (about $3.6 billion) Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) satellite constellation. EADS-Astrium will build the satellites, which fit into the...
As oil prices remain high, and natural gas has become a critical fuel for Europe, Russia's strategy for geopolitical action and leverage has revolved around energy. After the disastrous collapse of communist Russia's illusion economy, high energy prices are lifting...
Rear Adm. Jawad &Chris Beeson(click to view full) Recent requests for over $10 billion in military equipment are beginning to thrust Iraq into the industry spotlight for reasons having to do with its government's own priorities, and not simply as a stage for other...
The US aerospace industry forms the core of America's native military-industrial capacity, and is a potent contributor to American trade balances and economic competitiveness. At the moment, however, the US aerospace industry has thousands of vacancies; and AIA's...
NLOS-C CTD, Yuma(click to view full) The USA's $160+ billion Future Combat Systems faced a mild restructuring in February 2007, and in July 2007, work began on Phase 1 spinouts to the active force. In order to speed replacement of the M109 mobile howitzers, some...
KBP's AT-14 Kornet-E(click to view full) Defense News reports that Turkey's recent competition for 80 advanced anti-tank missile launchers and up to 800 missiles has a surprising winner. After reportedly evaluating bids from South Africa's Denel (Ingwe), Israel's...