Global Hawks Planned to Replace U-2 in 2015
If all goes as planned, the Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) will replace the legendary U-2 “Dragon Lady” as …
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Outsourced Flight Support: Omega Air Refueling Services, Inc.
The use of commercial contractors for flight support activities by DoD and the U.S. government has steadily increased over the …
Rewriting the 2011 Defense Budget: Raymond F. DuBois
Earlier in the year, as part of the article that details the 2011 Department of Defense Authorization Bill, which was …
Army Awards GCV Technology Development Contracts
On Aug. 18, 2011, the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Warren, Mich., announced the award of two contracts for the …
Faircount Media Group Releases Defense Summer 2011 Edition
In the Summer 2011 Edition of Defense
Clarence A. Robinson interviews Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) about the defense budget, his …
Canada Restores Historic Identities of the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force
Peter MacKay, Canada’s Minister of National Defense, announced Aug. 16, 2011 that the government of Canada had restored the use …
Rewriting the 2011 Defense Budget: Thomas Donnelly
Earlier in the year, as part of the article that details the 2011 Department of Defense Authorization Bill, which was …
Army/Marine Corps Effort Explores Increased Vehicle Fuel Efficiency
Army and Marine Corps representatives are working together to explore potential vehicle fuel efficiency upgrades under a program dubbed the …
Global Hawk Operations in the Spotlight at AUVSI North America 2011
This week’s Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) North America 2011 (August 16 – 19, Washington D.C. Convention Center) …
New Army Chief of Staff Odierno Faces Tough Decisions
Tough decisions confront a tough soldier as Ray Odierno settles into his new duties as the U.S. Army‘s chief of …