G2 Solutions @ August 12, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Unmanned aircraft responding to calls for fire support from ground controllers, who directly command their sensors and weapons, could become reality if a Pentagon demonstration of advanced close air support technology is successful. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Precision Close Air Support (PCAS… continue reading
February story from Stephen Trimble: [...]
G2 Solutions @ December 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Some much needed perspective on this blow out of proportion story:
Deptula whacks Predator hack worries
I had a scheduled interview with Lt Gen David Deptula this morning, so I asked the US Air Force deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconaissance for his thoughts about Predator-gate (aka, the Wall Street Journal’s scoop yesterday [...]
G2 Solutions @ August 17, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Bill Sweetman produces this very interesting entry in this morning’s Ares about USAF HEETE program.
The good Monsignor Norris regretted in his August 6 report that there was no model of the USAF’s HEETE (Highly Efficient Embedded Turbofan Engine) on show at the Joint Propulsion Conference in Denver.
G2 Solutions @ April 1, 2009 # No Comment Yet
What a difference a year (or so) makes. We’re still waiting to see if this story isn’t an April Fool’s edition from Colin Clark at DoD Buzz. Even with expected increased acquisition costs in a split-buy scenario, this just might be the only way to politically move the KC-X saga to a place where aircraft [...]
G2 Solutions @ February 3, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Buy American -The Pentagon opens new tanker bidding.
Pierre Sparaco takes a look at what may come ahead of another attempt at choosing a replacement tanker aircraft for USAF. This is one of the items that we will discuss together with Richard Aboulafia during the AviationToday 2009 forecast webinar.
G2 Solutions @ January 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Amy Butler provides some insight into the latest on that Tanker program. It would appear that the idea of a split is making good progress. Interesting how good ideas travel very slowly.
Split-Buy USAF Tanker Concept Gaining Favor
G2 Solutions @ January 8, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Read headline in about five years’ time: Boeing 747-8I wins AF1 replacement contract.
Steve Trimble’s article
G2 Solutions @ November 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
According to this short Ares story
The Dew Line has posted EADS’ comments on 6-9 month MRTT delay
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G2 Solutions @ October 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Steve Trimble reports this info from Defense Daily on his blog:
Paul Kaminski, one of the key adviser of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) said the concept of a dual buy for the Air Force’s aerial refueling tanker competition has merit, and the campaign has not ruled out that option for the contract.
This [...]
G2 Solutions @ October 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
No doubt that this presentation will be well received in Linköping
G2 Solutions @ October 2, 2008 # No Comment Yet
It is going to become increasingly difficult to yell at the kids for playing video games instead of doing homework since this could one day lead them to a USAF career (and still work “at home”).
Air Force Times Story
G2 Solutions @ September 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Ron Sugar provides his views post tanker fiasco to Reuters. This is entirely correct, what tanker fiasco part 2 has done is set catastrophic new standards for DoD procurements and ways to derail them. Corrective action is needed now, so that we do not see a repeat in other programs in the near future.
G2 Solutions @ September 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Senator Richard Shelby, a usually fairly mild mannered gent in public, provides perhaps what is the strongest rebuttal from the State of Alabama about the tanker saga. Most people should agree that most of the post award behavior of the State of Washington congressional delegation contributed to the hysteria described by Sen Shelby in his [...]
G2 Solutions @ September 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The concept C-130XL appears (perception based comment) to have some ways to go before it can compete with A400M. Still, we believe LMT has some work to do with that wing. It will be an interesting competition no doubt, that of course, if EADS decides not to abandon all hopes to sell to DoD post [...]
G2 Solutions @ September 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Last week’s speech by CSAF at the AFA convention in DC continues to stir much debate. This article from Colin Clark captures the current mood within the Air Force, and confirms that “anti” Schwartz clan is regrouping.
Those officers raise valid points; one cannot dismiss in just one speech that what is still the backbone of [...]
G2 Solutions @ September 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Those are the fine words of John Young, Undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. That both companies aicraft met or exceeded USAF requirements is no surprise to us, however the price difference clearly shows that Boeing needs to review its pricing approach for KC-X2. Read the story here
G2 Solutions @ August 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
“Boeing Says it Needs 6 Months to Submit Tanker Bid” according to the Wall Street Journal.
This is the strongest signal yet that Boeing is prepared to offer a different aircraft for KC-X. Meanwhile Bloomberg reports that “The Air Force’s draft proposal announced Aug. 6 gives priority to “fuel capacity and offload, and [...]
G2 Solutions @ August 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Northrop CEO: Boeing got what it wanted on tanker.
Dr Sugar is pointing out a few interesting issues in this Business Week article:
- The protester (Boeing) got what it asked for, i.e. clarifications
- Northrop Grumman’s message is unequivocally targeted at the buyer, not the influencers (we are on the side of the warfighter)
- “We are not [...]
