Defense Daily articles from January 2006

Defense Daily archives from January 2006

ThyssenKrupp, EADS Get Nod To Acquire Atlas Elektronik.(ThyssenKrupp Technologies, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.)
January 4, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Germany's ThyssenKrupp Technologies and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) last week said they have agreed to acquire Atlas Elektronik from Britain's BAE SYSTEMS, beating out an offer from France's...

Air Force Awards ITT Airport Radar Contract For Oman.
January 4, 2006... ITT Industries [ITT] last month said it was awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract by the Air Force to supply a Terminal Airport Surveillance Radar (TASR) to Oman in late 2006. TASR will enable the Royal Oman Air Force to expand its...

IG Report Cites Management Challenges Facing DHS.(Inspector General of Department of Homeland Security)
January 4, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made progress in meeting many of its challenges since its inception over two years ago but "still has much to do to establish a cohesive, efficient and effective...

Lawmakers Create Submarine Caucus To Push For Expanding Subservice Fleet.
January 4, 2006... By George Cahlink Concerned cutting the Navy's submarine fleet could jeopardize national security and hurt shipbuilders' financial fortunes, several lawmakers have formed a Congressional Submarine Caucus to raise the profile of the...

Global Hawk Reaches Combat Milestone.
January 4, 2006... By Michael Sirak Northrop Grumman's [NOC] RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance aircraft has amassed more than 5,000 hours of flight supporting U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the company said...

Lockheed Martin Plans Industry Days To Support DHS IT Bid.(Department of Homeland Security information technology project)
January 4, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it will be hosting two industry days this month to meet with potential suppliers in support of its bid on a major Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information technology (IT)...

Lockheed Martin Inks First Contract For Follow-on Greek F-16 Buy.
January 4, 2006... By Michael Sirak Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a $99.7 million contract from the Department of Defense to commence work on 30 new-build F-16 Block 52+ fighter aircraft for the Hellenic Air Force, the company said yesterday. The...

Navy Awards Raytheon $75 Million For 38 F/A-18 Targeting Pods.
January 4, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Navy and Raytheon [RTN] have reached agreement on Full Rate Production (FRP) 4 contract award for the company's Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) pods. The Navy awarded Raytheon a $75.6 million...

NATO Expects Clearer Picture of AGS System By End of 2006, Official Says.(alliance ground surveillance)
January 5, 2006... By Michael Sirak Plans for the next phase of NATO's ambitious program to develop an overhead ground-surveillance counterpart to the Air Force's E-8C Joint Surveillance Targeting Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) should be in place by...

FRES System House Awards Four Contracts For Technology Demonstrations.
January 5, 2006... BAE SYSTEMS, a Thales U.K.- Boeing [BA] effort and the U.K. unit of Lockheed Martin [LMT] were all awarded contracts yesterday by the systems house Atkins for technology demonstrator programs (TDP) for the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES)....

MEADS Partners Consider Enhanced PAC-3 For Trinational System.(Lockheed Martin Corp.)
January 5, 2006... By Michael Sirak The enhanced version of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile is under consideration as the baseline interceptor for the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), a senior...

Lockheed Martin To Work With Spanish On S-80 Combat System.(Navantia )(Brief Article)
January 5, 2006... Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it received a contract from Spain's Navantia to work with Spanish industrial leaders to develop the advanced combat system for the Spanish Armada's new S-80A diesel submarines. "This new submarine...

Tadiran Communications Wins 'Flagship' IDF Comms Contract.(Israel Defense Forces, contract with Ministry of Defense)(Brief Article)
January 5, 2006... Israel's Tadiran Communications yesterday said that it has won a $19.6 million Ministry of Defense (MoD) tender to supply the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) next-generation radio communications systems. "We believe this will be a flagship...

Navy To Begin DD(X) Dual Band Radar Testing This Spring, Official Says.(naval ships to go on test)
January 5, 2006... By Geoff Fein A senior Navy official expects 2006 to be a significant year for DD(X) as the Navy will begin at-sea testing of the dual band radar system this spring and the service moves closer to awarding contracts for construction of...

Elbit's Elisra Awarded $80 Million EW Contract.
January 5, 2006... Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] Monday said its Elisra Electronic Systems subsidiary completed finalization process for a contract worth about $80 million to supply full Electronic Warfare (EW) suites for fighter aircraft for an international...

IAI Division Receives CMMI Level 5 Rating From Carnegie Mellon.(Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd., Capability Maturity Model Integration, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute)
January 5, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Monday said its MLM division became the first Israeli organization to receive a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level 5 Optimizing, the highest...

ITT Awarded Army Contract For Missile Defense Testing And Development.
January 5, 2006... ITT Industries [ITT] recently said it received a contract worth more than $57 million from the Army Space and Missile Defense Command for lethality testing and criteria development in support of the Department of Defense Missile Defense...

Lockheed Advances Concept To Protect From 'Asymmetric' Missile Threats.
January 6, 2006... By Michael Sirak Lockheed Martin [LMT] is maturing a concept to defend U.S. territory from attacks by cruise missiles and short-range ballistic missiles launched from barges off the U.S. shore, according to a senior company official. ...

CRS Report Finds Significant Geographic Concentration of Critical Infrastructure.(Congressional Research Service)
January 6, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Many critical infrastructure sectors in the United States have a degree of geographic concentration that could have an influence on the nation's economic security or public health if they are impacted by a large-scale...

Poland Selects Elisra's Jammer For Troops In Iraq.(Ministry of National Defense selects Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2006... The Polish Ministry of Defense has placed an order with Israel's Elisra Electronic Systems worth about $3 million for the company's Electronic Jammer Against Bombs (EJAB) to support the Polish Army's forces in Iraq. "This order will...

Thales U.K.-Boeing Team Will Lead FRES Integrated Survivability Program.
January 6, 2006... The team of Thales U.K. and Boeing [BA] were selected Wednesday by the Rapid Effect System (FRES) Systems House, Atkins to lead the Integrated Survivability (IS) program in support of the Initial Assessment Phase for FRES, according to...

Lockheed Martin Awarded 18-Month Electric Armor Technology Demo For FRES.(Brief Article)
January 6, 2006... The U.K. unit of Lockheed Martin [LMT] is developing an electric armor technology for the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) that has the potential to significantly reduce the effectiveness of enemy weapon systems, the company reported. ...

Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $10 Million To Integrate Sensor Array Into UUV.(Brief Article)
January 6, 2006... Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday was awarded a $10.6 million contract modification to integrate a sensor array capable of three-dimensional (3D) obstacle detection and classification, VHF communication and 3D bathymetry into the Navy's...

Israel Approves IAI's Flight Guard For Passenger Aircraft.(Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd.)
January 6, 2006... The Flight Guard anti-missile self-protection system, developed by Israel Aircraft Industries' (IAI) Elta Systems Group, has received authorization by the Israel Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for use on passenger aircraft, IAI said...

Homeland Security Wants Better Technology To Meet Latest Border Security Goals.
January 6, 2006... By George Cahlink The Department of Homeland Security wants contractors' help in developing technologies for meeting new border security goals that require a wider use of electronic passports and all first-time visitors to the U.S. to...

Defense Watch.
January 9, 2006... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Calling All Hands. The Surface Naval Association will hold its 18th annual symposium this week at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Va. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike...

Navy Selects Northrop Grumman For LCS Mission Package Integrator.(Littoral Combat Ship )
January 9, 2006... By Geoff Fein Northrop Grumman [NOC] last week was awarded a $159 million Navy contract as mission package integrator for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission modules program, according to the Navy. The FY '06 portion of the...

Ducommun Closes Purchase of Miltec.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2006... Ducommun Inc. [DCO] on Friday said it has completed its acquisition of Miltec Corp. in a deal that helps decrease its reliance on manufacturing. Ducommun said it paid $50 million for Miltec, including the assumption of debt. The deal...

Army's NLOS Container Launch Unit Passes Preliminary Design Review.(non-line of sight launching system)
January 9, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Container Launch Unit (CLU), a component of the Army's Non-Line of Sight Launching System (NLOS-LS) capable of holding and firing 15 missiles and proposed for use on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), passed...

Anteon Gets $90 Million C4I Award.(Anteon International)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2006... Anteon International [ANT] last week said it has received a potential five-year, $90 million contract by the Army to provide C4I operations and maintenance support services to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Joint Command Information Systems...

BVR Lands Italian Simulator Deal.(BVR Systems, Aermacchi)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2006... BVR Systems last week said that it has been contracted by Italy's Aermacchi to upgrade two flight simulators of the MB339A aircraft for about $4.5 million. "We are proud to provide these simulators to Aermacchi and the Italian Air...

Navy Proposes $69 Billion For New Ship Construction Over Next Five Fiscal Years.
January 10, 2006... By Geoff Fein A draft report to Congress on the Navy's long range plans for shipbuilding shows the service is looking to spend a total of $69 billion by FY '11 on new ship construction, including $15 billion for five new Virginia-class...

Air Force Begins Search For SBIRS Alternative, Decision Planned By '08.(Space Based Infrared System)
January 10, 2006... By Michael Sirak The Air Force has launched the first of several studies this year to identify a potential alternative to Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) High missile early warning satellite. Air Force...

SAIC Sets Up Investor Relations Shop.(Science Applications International Corp.'s Stuart Davis)
January 10, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Despite a slight setback in December to its plans to become a public company, SAIC yesterday said it has created an investor relations office, which will be headed by Stuart Davis, previously the head of Investor...

EDO Acquires Small Firm That Supplies Intel Community.
January 10, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker EDO Corp. [EDO] yesterday said that it has acquired NexGen Communications LLC, a small firm that works on classified programs for the military and intelligence communities. Terms of the deal, which closed on Dec....

Former Army Chief Calls For Increasing Service's Share of Pentagon Budget.
January 10, 2006... By George Cahlink Retired Army Gen. Gordon Sullivan, a former service chief of staff, warned last week the Pentagon's continued appetite for buying new fighter plans and more Navy ships could mean fewer dollars for ground forces. "If...

2006 Will Be Busy Year For Coast Guard's Deepwater Program.
January 11, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Fast Response Cutter (FRC) built by the Lockheed Martin [LMT]- Northrop Grumman [NOC] Deepwater team is expected to enter into Critical Design Review (CDR) in March, with delivery of the first ship to the Coast Guard is...

Hill Raises Concerns About Space Acquisition, Seeks Alternatives.
January 11, 2006... By George Cahlink Lawmakers expressed growing dissatisfaction in the fiscal 2006 Defense Authorization Bill with the Defense Department's management of space-based technology programs and ordered the Pentagon to come up with new ways for...

Northrop Grumman, Textron Picked For High Energy Laser Program Phase III.(Textron Systems)
January 11, 2006... By Geoff Fein Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Textron Systems [TXT] last month were each awarded a Phase III contract from the Joint High Power Solid-State Laser (JHPSSL) program to incorporate high-energy laser systems across all services,...

Boeing Demonstrates High-Speed Aircraft Data Bus.
January 11, 2006... By Michael Sirak A team led by Boeing [BA] has demonstrated an aircraft data bus that can transmit images, mission profiles and other forms of data to and from the cockpit in a fraction of the time required by current systems, consortium...

Navy Needs To Broaden Sea Power Debate And Control Requirements, CNO Says.
January 11, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Navy needs to raise the level of discussion and debate on Sea Power and the service needs to get a better handle on how it determines and controls requirements, according to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). "I...

Raytheon, Boeing, IBM Team For $20 Billion Army C4ISR Program.(Raytheon Aircraft Co.)
January 11, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN], Boeing [BA] and IBM [IBM] yesterday said they have established a long-term partnership to bid on an upcoming $20 billion life-cycle support program for the Army's C4ISR systems called the Strategic...

Northrop Grumman Developing Bio-Warfare Agent Detector For DARPA.(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2006... Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has received a one-year, phase three contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue development of the handheld isothermal sliver standard sensor (HISSS), a portable...

Weldon Calls For Electromagnetic Pulse Safeguards For All New Weapon Systems.
January 12, 2006... By George Cahlink Rep Curt Weldon (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee, is vowing to aggressively push the military services to protect all new weapon systems against electromagnetic...

Rep. Forbes Likes Navy's New Shipbuilding Goals, Warns On Rise of Chinese Navy.(Randy Forbes)
January 12, 2006... By George Cahlink Rep, Randy Forbes (R-Va.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, praised the Navy's recent efforts to increase the size of its fleet, saying the service had stopped "the downward spiral in Navy shipbuilding."...

Report Sees $18 Billion Federal IT Outsourcing Market By FY '10.
January 12, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Outsourcing by the federal government of information technology (IT) non- mission services is expected to grow at about 8 percent annually, reaching $17.6 billion in FY '10, says a new report being released today by...

Marines Mull How To Move Forward With Tactical Information Network.
January 12, 2006... By Michael Sirak Now that the concept has been demonstrated, the Marine Corps is formulating plans to acquire the equipment so that dismounted forces can share text, imagery and video in real time with aircraft and command centers, a...

Global Maritime Network Will Take Cooperation, Official Says.
January 12, 2006... By Geoff Fein It is going to take a global network of maritime nations to safe guard cargo ships, oil tankers and cruise ships not just on the high seas, but in harbors, ports and rivers, said a top Navy official. "Economic...

Unisys Gets TSA Bridge Contract for IT Infrastructure.
January 12, 2006... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last month awarded Unisys Corp. [UIS] a potential $750 million contract to continue to manage the information technology (IT) infrastructure for TSA and the Department of Homeland Security's...

Anteon Gets $90 Million C4I Award.(Anteon International)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2006... Anteon International [ANT] last week said it has received a potential five-year, $90 million contract by the Army to provide C4I operations and maintenance support services to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Joint Command Information Systems...

Navy Shipbuilding Plan Doesn't Float, Analysts Warn.
January 13, 2006... By Michael Sirak The Navy's plan to build and sustain a 313-ship fleet over the next three decades likely is not achievable given existing and projected budgets and the lessons of past procurement programs, leading naval analysts warned...

DAB Approves Milestone B For Navy's LHA-R.(Defense Acquisition Board)(Landing Helicopter Assault Replacement)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... The Pentagon's Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) yesterday approved Milestone B for the Navy's general purpose amphibious assault ship replacement, LHA-R, and designated the program an Acquisition Category (ACTA) 1D. LHA-R, also known as...

NetFires LAM Warhead Tests Successful.(Loitering Attack Missile)
January 13, 2006... Lockheed Martin [LMT], part of the NetFires LLC with Raytheon [RTN], Monday said it recently performed eight successful tests of the Non-Line-of- Sight Launch System's Loitering Attack Missile (LAM) Multiple Explosively Formed Penetrator...

BAE SYSTEMS Completes Flight Tests of F-22 EW System.(Electronic Warfare)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... BAE SYSTEMS Monday said it has successfully completed the first phase of developmental flight tests of the digital Electronic Warfare (EW) system for the Air Force's Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-22A Raptor. "This product improvement program...

Army, Air Force Have 90 Days To Reach Deal On Buying Future Cargo Aircraft.
January 13, 2006... By George Cahlink The Army and Air Force will have 90 days to settle a turf battle over the role of the Army's proposed Future Cargo Aircraft (FCA) and jump start a delayed, multibillion dollar competition for buying the fixed-wing...

Single Homeport for Early LCS Could Help Crew Training Program, Official Says.
January 13, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Navy may homeport the first Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in San Diego to avoid having to construct new facilities at multiple ports and to enable LCS crews to train in one location, a Navy official said. "The...

OrbImage's Acquisition of Space Imaging Takes Effect Under New Entity Called GeoEye.
January 13, 2006... By Michael Sirak OrbImage [ORBM] has completed its $58.5 million acquisition of Denver- based Space Imaging, creating the world's largest provider of commercial satellite imagery, now known as GeoEye, the new company's director said...

BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $81 Million Harrier Support Contract.
January 13, 2006... The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a Joint Integrated Technical Support (JITS) contract valued at about $81.5 million to BAE SYSTEMS in support of Britain's Joint Force Harrier fleet that operates from both land and sea....

Defense Brief.
January 13, 2006... The Army said late yesterday that it has terminated the $879 million Lockheed Martin Systems Design and Development contract for the Aerial Common Sensor. [Copyright 2006 Access Intelligence, LLC. All rights reserved.]

Defense Watch.
January 17, 2006... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Back to Work. The Senate is set to return town on Wednesday to begin its work for 2006, although no hearings were scheduled for SASC. The House is not due back in town...

Army Still Wants New Spy Plane Despite Canceling ACS Contract.
January 17, 2006... By George Cahlink and Michael Sirak The Army still needs a new, manned spy plane and only canceled its contract to build Lockheed Martin's version, known as the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS), because of technical problems with that aircraft,...

White House Likely To Tap Geren For No. 2 Army Post.(Pete Geren)
January 17, 2006... By John Robinson The White House is likely to soon tap Pete Geren, a special assistant to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, to the vacant undersecretary of the Army position, according to sources. Geren, a former Democratic...

Next Three Months Pivotal For Army's ARH.(armed reconnaissance helicopter)
January 17, 2006... By Michael Sirak The Army's' goal of fielding its Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) in 2008 will depend largely on the success of the program in the next three months, the service officials overseeing the program said last week. ...

National Debate Needed To Address Funding For Ship Construction, Official Says.(Tom MacKenzie )
January 17, 2006... By Geoff Fein Government and industry need to discuss the direction of the Navy's force, including some plan for stable funding of ships, according to a former Senate Arms Services Committee staff member. When the FY '06 budget...

Viisage Deal For Identix Lauded.
January 17, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Viisage Corp. [VISG] last week said it had agreed to merge with Identix [IDNX], in a $770 million stock deal that also includes key management changes at Viisage, a development in the biometrics and identity solutions...

Coast Guard Official Outlines Near-Term Maritime Domain Awareness Plans.
January 18, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker An interagency team charged with implementing a plan to help the United States improve its Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is in the process of developing a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for how awareness will be...

Army Looks At Vehicles, Technologies, To Improve Force Protection.
January 18, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt Army officials met yesterday to begin reviewing responses to a market survey aimed at finding out what vehicles and technologies would significantly improve protection--potentially within a year. The Comprehensive...

Senior DoD Official Provides Insights Into Forthcoming QDR.(Ryan Henry)(Quadrennial Defense Review)
January 18, 2006... By Michael Sirak The Department of Defense's (DoD) forthcoming top-to-bottom strategy review will support the creation of a more robust set of intelligence-gathering systems and a broader mix of non-kinetic and advanced conventional...

ITS Corp. Acquires LEADS Corp.
January 18, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker ITS Corp., yesterday said it has acquired LEADS Corp., a small Northern Virginia-based firm that provides consulting and information technology services in acquisition and technology management, and enterprise...

Private, Public Partnership Needed To Clearly Define Sea Basing Concept.
January 18, 2006... By Geoff Fein While the Navy is continuing to work out the requirements and capabilities of its sea basing concept, industry has been examining the potential opportunities and technology challenges in conducting operations from the sea....

Lawmakers Urge Navy To Accelerate Plan Buying New Attack Submarines.
January 18, 2006... By George Cahlink A bipartisan group of House Armed Services Committee (HASC) members is urging the Navy to begin building more than one submarine per year earlier than called for in the service's new shipbuilding plan. HASC members...

Blackwater Unveils New Airship Subsidiary.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2006... Security firm Blackwater USA last week unveiled its plans to create a new subsidiary called Blackwater Airships that will focus on the development and deployment of small remotely piloted airship vehicles (RPAVs), with the first company...

Army Issues Side Armor Ahead of Threat, Harvey Says.(Francis Harvey)
January 19, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt Next month, operational troops start receiving side armor plates to protect the vulnerable unprotected torso between the armored front and back of current tactical vests in the Army's continuing effort to get ahead of the...

Chertoff Wants Government, Industry To Share Tab For Anti-Missile Technology.
January 19, 2006... By George Cahlink Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff believes the costs of developing and deploying anti-missile technologies for commercial airliners should be shared among the federal government, local and state governments,...

Pentagon Begins Briefing Congress On Results of Quadrennial Defense Review.
January 19, 2006... By George Cahlink The Pentagon has begun briefing Congress on the results of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review in preparation for Senate hearings next month. Ryan Henry, the Pentagon's point man on the QDR, yesterday briefed...

GD Closes Purchase of FC Business Systems.(General Dynamics Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2006... General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of the information technology services firm FC Business Systems (FCBS), which has capabilities in enterprise network services, network engineering and software application...

Israeli MoD Awards Lockheed Martin $18 Million For F-16I Training Simulator.(Ministry of Defense)
January 19, 2006... By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday was awarded an $18 million Foreign Military Funds commercial contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) to provide a high end, high fidelity F-16I flight and systems trainer (FST),...

Northrop Officials Say Time Is Ripe To Move Out With Laser Weapons.(Richard Dunn)
January 19, 2006... By Michael Sirak Designs of laser weapons have reached a level of maturity that warrants their transition from the laboratory into the hands of combat soldiers for experimentation, officials from Northrop Grumman [NOC], one of the...

Navy Recruiting Women-Owned Small Businesses For Submarine Work.
January 19, 2006... By Geoff Fein Naval Sea Systems Command's Team Submarine is helping women-owned small business (WOSB) link up with large defense contractors in hopes of providing an avenue for government work. One effort Team Submarine has been...

Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $16.4 Million For MCM Console Upgrades.
January 19, 2006... Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week said it received a $16.4 million Navy award to add enhanced capabilities to the airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) Common Console, currently in development for the Sikorsky [UTX] MH-60S helicopter. ...

DoD Expands Studies of Combat To Understand Networked Forces.
January 20, 2006... By Michael Sirak The Pentagon's Office of Transformation (OFT) is expanding the number of studies it is conducting of recent military operations to understand the impact that information-sharing networks have on units, their commanders...

Army Testers Accelerate Processes To Speed Equipment To The Field.(Interview)
January 20, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt The Army Development Test Command (DTC) is accelerating processes to put safe new equipment with the best performance in the hands of soldiers as quickly as possible, an official said. "The acquisition process has...

Navy Stands Up Deep Red Cell To Study Enemy's Ability To Disrupt Operations.
January 20, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Navy has established Deep Red, an intelligence group that will offer a "devil's advocate" perspective to ensure warfare commanders make more accurate decisions and to examine how adversaries might use available...

Discussion, Understanding Capabilities Key For Sea Basing, Official Says.(Interview)
January 20, 2006... By Geoff Fein For the concept of sea basing to be done correctly and ensure costs are controlled, the services need to discuss operational capabilities and include industry partners in those discussions, according to a General Dynamics...