Previewing & Reviewing the I/ITSEC 2019 Conference
The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), “the world's largest modeling, simulation, and training event,” will take place this week from December 2-6 in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC)....
General Dynamics nets Navy’s largest-ever contract, at $22.2 billion, for construction of nine Virginia Class submarines
2 December 2020 General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. of Groton, Connecticut, was awarded a $22,209,893,409 fixed-price-incentive, multi-year modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-17-C-2100 for construction of nine Virginia-class submarines, eight with...
DoD Issues Special Notice Seeking Input From Industry on 5G Technology Development
The Department of Defense issued a special notice Friday, Nov. 29, calling for industry input on 5G technology development. The notice titled "Intent to Announce - Request for Prototype Proposals (RPPs) for Smart Warehouse and Asset Management and 5G Dynamic Spectrum...
Rear Admiral Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be nominated as Secretary of the Navy by President Trump
President Donald Trump will nominate retired Rear Admiral Kenneth J. Braithwaite, United States Navy (Retired), his ambassador to Norway, to replace ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, who was recently fired by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper for violating the...
Defense & National Security Issues in the 2020 Election
While President Donald J. Trump's views and policies on national security issues dominate press accounts and are often articulated on the White House and Department of Defense websites as well as in the President's Twitter feed, the views of his would-be Presidential...
2019 Dubai Airshow Preview
The 2019 Dubai Airshow will take place 17-21 November at the Dubai World Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In years past, the biennial show has featured up to 1,200 exhibitors from 63 countries with over 79,000 trade visitors, 159 aircraft on display, and with...
FLIR Systems’ KOBRA CRS-H to modernize EOD’s disposal capabilities
By Rae Higgins, Program Executive Office, Combat Support & Combat Service Support (DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. - Nov. 15, 2019) - The Army has selected FLIR Systems to produce the Common Robotic System - Heavy, or CRS-H, (pronounced "Chris-H") to bolster EOD Soldiers'...
CSIS: Assessing the Affordability of the Army’s Future Vertical Lift Portfolio
This week the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group released a report entitled "Assessing the Affordability of the Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Portfolio." The 31-page report -- here -- characterizes and assesses the...
Teal Group: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market Growth to Continue, Evolve
Washington DC, November 11, 2019 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will be one of the most dynamic growth sectors of the world aerospace industry this decade, report Teal Group analysts in their latest market analysis. Teal Group's 2019/2020 market study estimates that...
Explaining the F-35 Unit Cost Drop
The big industry news of late is that the Department of Defense (DoD) and Lockheed Martin Corporation finalized a $34 billion deal for 458 F-35 fighter aircraft (in Lots 12, 13, and 14 ) that, as detailed in the following Lockheed Martin-provided table, reflects an...